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1 day ago · Proto-Germanic (abbreviated PGmc; also called Common Germanic) is the reconstructed proto-language of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages . Proto-Germanic eventually developed from pre-Proto-Germanic into three Germanic branches during the fifth century BC to fifth century AD: West Germanic, East Germanic and North Germanic. [1] .
3 days ago · A rune is a letter in a set of related alphabets known as runic alphabets native to the Germanic peoples. Runes were used to write Germanic languages (with some exceptions) before they adopted the Latin alphabet, and for specialised purposes thereafter.
5 days ago · The Early Cyrillic alphabet, also called classical Cyrillic or paleo-Cyrillic, is an alphabetic writing system that was developed in Medieval Bulgaria in the Preslav Literary School during the late 9th century. It is used to write the Church Slavonic language, and was historically used for its ancestor, Old Church Slavonic.
May 14, 2024 · In this post, we go over the first 26 letters, the differences in pronunciation with the English alphabet, and then the ones that are unique to the German language: Ä, Ö, Ü and ß. Check out tips on how to say them correctly, example words and more.
4 days ago · Old High German, a group of dialects for which there was no standard literary language, was spoken until about 1100 in the highlands of southern Germany. During Middle High German times (after 1100), a standard language based on the Upper German dialects (Alemannic and Bavarian) in the southernmost part of the German speech area began to arise.
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May 14, 2024 · Well, there’s the vowel/umlaut combos, ä, ö and ü… Then there’s that fancy-looking letter ß… Good for you. But can you type them? If your fingers’ muscle memory is trained in English or another language, getting used to typing German letters is always a bit of a rocky process.
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May 13, 2024 · 1. Get in the right mindset. 2. Learn the German alphabet and pronunciation. 3. Learn basic German vocabulary. 4. Learn basic German grammar. 5. Find reading material for beginners. 6. Practice regularly and often. 7. Move on to advanced texts when you’re ready. 8. Consult various resources for German reading material. And One More Thing...
