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| − | + | '''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]]. | |
| − | '''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]], [[German language|German]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[Frisian language|Frisian]], [[Afrikaans]], [[Danish language|Danish]], [[Swedish language|Swedish]], and [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]. | + | |
| + | "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]]). | ||
== List of Germanic languages == | == List of Germanic languages == | ||
=== West Germanic languages === | === West Germanic languages === | ||
* [[English language|English]] | * [[English language|English]] | ||
| + | *[[Scots language|Scots]] | ||
* [[German language|German]] | * [[German language|German]] | ||
* [[Frisian language|Frisian]] | * [[Frisian language|Frisian]] | ||
* [[Dutch language|Dutch]] | * [[Dutch language|Dutch]] | ||
* [[Afrikaans]] | * [[Afrikaans]] | ||
| + | * [[Yiddish]] | ||
=== North Germanic languages === | === 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]] | * [[Danish language|Danish]] | ||
* [[Faroese language|Faroese]] | * [[Faroese language|Faroese]] | ||
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*[[Indo-European languages]] | *[[Indo-European languages]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Germanic | + | [[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.)