English Verb Origins?

I don't know of any languages that use verb infinitives like English does: to run, to have, to read, topost.

Where did this come from? Is it something magical that English made up while being isolated on it's island, or is there a family of languages somewhere that uses verbs like English does?

Well, translated into Dutch and German you would get:

to run > te rennen > zu laufen
to have > te hebben > zu haben
to read > te lezen > zu lesen
to post > te posten > zu schicken

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