When did German become a language?

Answer 1

No one knows the exact time when the German language came into existence, although we do know that the German language and Latin were formed at about the same time. Both languages came from a language group called Indo-European languages, and thus language group "broke up" into several smaller languages about 3500 years ago. When this language group "broke up," one of the sub-categories was called the Germanic language. These languages include: German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish, etc. German back then though was far different from German now. The first actual recored evidence of the German language (as we know it) was on some manuscripts found in Germany dating from about the 4th century AD. Before this point, the German language has various other titles, such as: Frankish, Teutonic, and Gothic. The Teutons were a race of people who lived in Germany in about 3000 BC to the middle ages. Their language was called Teutonic, and The word "German" comes from Teutonic Mythical stories and legends. The Frankish language was the language spoken by Germans in the 7th century BC and also by Charlemagne. The Gothic language was spoken in the very Northern part of Germany, up into Denmark. These languages were far different from today's German, but they helped create the language.

Answer 2

German, in its earliest forms, began to develop around the 5th century AD. Over time, it evolved from Proto-Germanic into Old High German and eventually into the modern German language spoken today.