West Germanic = German, Dutch, English, Afrikaans, Yiddish, Yola (extinct branch of middle English)
North Germanic = Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
East Germanic (extinct branch) = Vandalic, Burgundian, Crimean Gothic.
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Some examples of languages that are not Germanic include Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, Swahili, and Russian.
The Celtic and Germanic languages are closely related.
Germanic (specifically, North Germanic)
No, danish comes from the same group of languages as English do: the germanic languages (and they come from the Indo-European languages). While English is a germanic language, danish is also a part of the northern languages (the languages in Scandinavia).
They belong with the other languages in the Indo-European ( sometimes called Indo-Germanic ) family of languages.
Small patatoe
There was never a Germanic language. There were many different Germanic tribes who spoke similar languages which might be called Germanic.
The Scandinavian languages belong to the North Germanic branch of the Indo-European family of languages. This branch includes languages such as Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Icelandic, and Faroese. The North Germanic branch evolved from the earlier Proto-Norse language and is closely related to other Germanic languages like English, German, Dutch, and Frisian. However, due to the geographical and cultural factors, the Scandinavian languages have distinct characteristics and unique features, setting them apart from other Germanic languages. Scandinavian languages have a rich history and are spoken by millions of people in the Scandinavian region of Northern Europe.
An example of a language group is the West Germanic language group which contains the English, German, Dutch, and Frisian languages in its branch.
Yes.
Germanic Aramaic
They spoke various Germanic languages, including Gothic.