Difference between revisions of "Germanic languages"
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=== 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]] | ||
Revision as of 15:15, May 27, 2009
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, German, Dutch, Frisian, Afrikaans, Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian.
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.)