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| − | '''Germanic''' is a language family, and is part of the larger language family known as [[Indo-European]]. Germanic includes the following languages: [[English]], [[German]], [[Dutch]], [[Frisian]], [[Afrikaans]], [[Danish]], [[Swedish]], and [[Norwegian]]. | + | '''Germanic languages''' is a language family, and is part of the larger language family known as [[Indo-European language]]s. Germanic includes the following languages: [[English language|English]], [[Scots language|Scots]], [[German language|German]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[Frisian language|Frisian]], [[Afrikaans]], [[Danish language|Danish]], [[Swedish language|Swedish]], and [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]. |
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| + | "Germanic" is a [[Latin]] word describing the people in what the [[Roman]]s called "Germania" (pronounced with a hard "G"), the territories east of the [[Rhine]] river and north of the [[Danube]]. The people who settled there called themselves "Teut" or "Teutonic" in their native languages (modern German "Deut" as in [[Deutschland]]). | ||
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| + | == List of Germanic languages == | ||
| + | === West Germanic languages === | ||
| + | * [[English language|English]] | ||
| + | *[[Scots language|Scots]] | ||
| + | * [[German language|German]] | ||
| + | * [[Frisian language|Frisian]] | ||
| + | * [[Dutch language|Dutch]] | ||
| + | * [[Afrikaans]] | ||
| + | * [[Yiddish]] | ||
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| + | === North Germanic languages === | ||
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| + | The North Germanic languages all descend from [[Old Norse]] which was the language used by the [[Viking]]s. | ||
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| + | * [[Danish language|Danish]] | ||
| + | * [[Faroese language|Faroese]] | ||
| + | * [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]] | ||
| + | * [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] | ||
| + | * [[Swedish language|Swedish]] | ||
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| + | === East Germanic languages === | ||
| + | (All of which are extinct.) | ||
| + | * [[Gothic language|Gothic]] | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
| + | *[[Indo-European languages]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Germanic Languages| ]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:32, January 11, 2025
Germanic languages is a language family, and is part of the larger language family known as Indo-European languages. Germanic includes the following languages: English, Scots, German, Dutch, Frisian, Afrikaans, Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian.
"Germanic" is a Latin word describing the people in what the Romans called "Germania" (pronounced with a hard "G"), the territories east of the Rhine river and north of the Danube. The people who settled there called themselves "Teut" or "Teutonic" in their native languages (modern German "Deut" as in Deutschland).
List of Germanic languages
West Germanic languages
North Germanic languages
The North Germanic languages all descend from Old Norse which was the language used by the Vikings.
East Germanic languages
(All of which are extinct.)