Anglo-Saxon vs English

English vs Anglo-Saxon

Anglo-Saxon and English both are nouns.

Anglo-Saxon and English both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Anglo-Saxon	Yes	Yes	No	No
English	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, English is a hypernym of Anglo-Saxon; that is, English is a word with a broader meaning than Anglo-Saxon:

Anglo-Saxon: English prior to about 1100
English: an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

Other hypernyms of Anglo-Saxon include English language.

Anglo-Saxon (noun)	English (noun)
English prior to about 1100	the discipline that studies the English language and literature
a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman Conquest	an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture as in WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon Protestant'	(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
	the people of England

Anglo-Saxon (adjective)	English (adjective)
of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language	of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people
	of or relating to the English language

Difference between Anglo-Saxon and English

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