Austria - German
Belgium - German, Dutch
Denmark - Danish
Finland - Swedish
Germany - German
Iceland - Icelandic
Ireland - German
Liechtenstein - German
Luxembourg - Luxembourgish, German
Malta - English
Netherlands - Dutch
Norway - Norwegian
Sweden - Swedish
Switzerland - German
United Kingdom - English
Northern, Northwestern, and Central Europe.
Centeral Europe, Northeren Europe and Northwestern Europe.
Germanic languages are those spoken natively by a population of nearly 600 million people mainly in North America, Oceania and Western & Northern Europe.
It depended on the region, as there were many different languages than are used today. Different Germanic languages were spoken in Northern Europe, for example.
The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken primarily in Europe. They include English, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, Afrikaans, Icelandic, and others.
Latin mainly, from the Roman Empire, but also included was the Slavic language and the Germanic Language of the Northern Tribes. However, Latin had the most influence on languages, including that of Italian, French, Spanish, and English, even though English is a mix of Latin and Germanic tongue. Greek also had large influence on the European languages, which can be used in words such as: acropolis, democracy, and republic, mainly words involving city and government.
They spoke various Germanic languages, including Gothic.
about 3% of the worlds languages are spoken in Europe.
There are 286 languages spoken in Europe and Russia, but they don't all belong to 3 language families.The three largest language families in Europe are (accounting for about 30 languages):SlavicItalicGermanic
German is the second most widely spoken Germanic language. (English is the most widely spoken Germanic language.)
Yes, the only Germanic languages spoken in Africa are:EnglishAfrikaansAfrikaans is spoken in South Africa.English is spoken in:BotswanaCameroonThe GambiaGhanaKenyaLesothoLiberiaMalawiMauritiusNamibiaNigeriaRwandaSaint HelenaSeychellesSierra LeoneSouth AfricaSwazilandUgandaZambiaZimbabwe
If you speak about the origin of the English language, yes it is a germanic language. The word "germanic" hasn´t much to do with "German". It describes almost all languages spoken in Europe next to the finnish-ungrish languages. The real origin of the English language is a mix of the early German languages (it was a variaty of languages in those days), Scandinavian languages, a bit latin from the roman time and Celtic.
By native speakers, the twenty most common languages in Europe are:RussianGermanTurkishEnglishItalianSpanishUkrainianPolishRomanianDutchKazakhGreekCzechPortugueseBelarusianHungarianSwedishAzerbaijaniBulgarianSerbian