English IS from French. Asbout 30-40% of English words come from French. Even though its a Germanic language. its easier for an english speaker to learn a Romance language than it is to learn German
That is why many times you can figure out Spanish words even though they are in Spanish. Look at unrelated languages, you cannot figure out the words.
French is not a “Pure Language” it evolved from latin as did all the Romance languages
German evolved from old German , as did old english, however with the influx of French words its very different