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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Germanic_languagesGermanic languages - Wikipedia

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   3 days ago · The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people [nb 1] mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania and Southern Africa. The most widely spoken Germanic language, English, is also the world's most widely spoken language with an estimated 2 billion speakers.

   • West Germanic Languages

     The West Germanic languages constitute the largest of the...

   • List of Germanic Languages

     The Germanic languages include some 58 (SIL estimate)...

   • East Germanic Languages

     The East Germanic languages, also called the Oder-Vistula...

   • Limburgish

     A Limburgish speaker, recorded in Slovakia. Limburgish...

   • List of Languages by Total Number of Speakers

     Principal language families of the world (and in some cases...

   • Albanian language

     ISBN 978-3-030-36617-9. It [Albanian] is the official...

2. www.britannica.com › topic › German-languageGerman language | Origin, History, Characteristics, & Facts

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   Apr 18, 2024 · German language, official language of both Germany and Austria and one of the official languages of Switzerland. German belongs to the West Germanic group of the Indo-European language family, along with English, Frisian, and Dutch (Netherlandic, Flemish). Learn more about the German language.

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   When was the first Germanic language invented?

   • The recorded history of Germanic languages begins with their speakers’ first contact with the Romans, in the 1st century bce. At that time and for several centuries thereafter, there was only a single “Germanic” language, with little more than minor dialect differences.

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   Where are Germanic languages spoken?

   • The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people [nb 1] mainly in Europe, North America, Oceania and Southern Africa. The most widely spoken Germanic language, English, is also the world's most widely spoken language with an estimated 2 billion speakers.

   Germanic languages - Wikipedia

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   What is a good book about Germanic etymology?

   • The Germanic languages. London: Routledge. Orel, Vladimir E. (2003). A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-12875-0. Ringe, Don (2006). A linguistic history of English: From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Bennett, William H. (1980). An introduction to the Gothic language.

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   Where did the word Shqiptar come from?

   • Therefore, he believed that the word Shqiptar "Albanian person" was derived from shqipoj, which in turn was derived from the Latin word excipere. Johann Georg von Hahn, an Austrian linguist, had proposed the same hypothesis in 1854.

   Albanian language - Wikipedia

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Proto-Albanian_languageProto-Albanian language - Wikipedia

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   18 hours ago · Proto-Albanian is the ancestral reconstructed language of Albanian, before the Gheg–Tosk dialectal diversification (before c. 600 CE). Albanoid and other Paleo-Balkan languages had their formative core in the Balkans after the Indo-European migrations in the region.

   • Era: c. 1000 BCE – 600 CE
   • Reconstructed ancestor: Proto-Indo-European

   • Region: Balkan Peninsula

5. www.dw.com › en › german-historyGerman History – DW

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   Apr 2, 2024 · A new way to present history in the classroom: A traveling exhibit illustrates the recent German and European past. History 03/23/2024 March 23, 2024 The 20th century's first genocide in Namibia

6. guides.library.upenn.edu › grmnOverview - Germanic Languages & Literatures - Guides at Penn ...

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   Apr 3, 2024 · Penn Libraries are home to large collections on the history and languages of the German-speaking world and Northern Europe. Germanic Languages and Literatures resources include databases and indexes; reference works, dictionaries, and bibliographies; graphic novels; digitized collections of primary sources ; and Penn dissertations in Germanic ...

7. www.britannica.com › biography › George-Frideric-HandelGeorge Frideric Handel | Biography, Background, Compositions ...

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   Apr 10, 2024 · George Frideric Handel, German-born English composer of the late Baroque era, noted particularly for his operas, oratorios, and instrumental compositions. He wrote the most famous of all oratorios, Messiah, and is also known for such occasional pieces as Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks.