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germanic was spoken by anglo saxons
french was introduced by normans
latin in 1300 was introduced by the romans
english in 1300 spoken by commoners
Small patatoe
Well, obviously German.... Others include English, Dutch, Afrikaans, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, Icelandic, and Faroese. The SIL (Summer Institute of Linguistics) International lists 53 Germanic Languages.
German, Dutch and English are West Germanic languages.
The Celtic and Germanic languages are closely related.
Languages similar to German are the other germanic languages, namely: Danish, Dutch, English (and Scotts), Frisian, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish. Also, Luxembourgish is sometimes considered a separate language.The modern germanic languages are divided in two categories, the North Germanic and the west Germanic branches. North Germanic are the scandinavian languages (Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish) and West Germanic are Dutch, English, Frisian and German; wich means that Englsih itself is one of the closest languages to German!Also, Germany (and the other German speaking countries) have lots of dialects (regional languages) wich range in proximty to the other germanic languages. Standart German is considered part of the High German languages, wich means the ones developed in the high lands closer to the Alps, those languages are somewhat more distant to Englsih, Dutch, etc. The northern dialects (usually called Low German or Low Saxon) are much closer to Dutch, wich is usually considered an intermediate between German and Englsh.
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).
Some examples of languages that are not Germanic include Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, Swahili, and Russian.
They belong with the other languages in the Indo-European ( sometimes called Indo-Germanic ) family of languages.
Latin was the official language of the empire. It has influenced many languages in the continent of Europe, many of which are the major languages of the world. The languages that come from Latin are described as the Romance Languages, the main ones are: French, Spanish, Italian, and Romanian. However, many languages show influence of Latin, though not being considered a Romance language. One great example would be English. English is considered a Germanic language, but is a mix of Germanic and French, thus indirectly influenced by Latin. There is also the Latin Alphabet, which is used by most languages spoken in Europe (Germanic and Romance).
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.