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German was the language of commerce and government in the Habsburg Empire, which encompassed a large area of Central and Eastern Europe. Until the mid-19th century it was essentially the language of townspeople throughout most of the Empire. It indicated that the speaker was a merchant, an urbanite, not his nationality.
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The area in central Europe where the majority of the...
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Launched. 16 March 2001; 23 years ago. ( 2001-03-16) The...
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Apr 30, 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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Oct 22, 2020 · The first written Germanic language was created in the 4th Century, by Bishop Ulfilas, who used Latin and Greek orthography to create a version of the Bible in Gothic. In the Gothic language, the beginning of the Lord’s Prayer reads as, “ Atta unsar, þu in himinam, weihnai namo þein.”. The Gothic scriptures outlived the language itself ...
Sep 4, 2001 · A history of the German language: with special reference to the cultural and social forces that shaped the standard literary language (Rev. ed.). Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-295-73807-9. OCLC 2366263. ^ Alder, Aaron D. "A Brief History of the German Language". linguistics.byu.edu. Retrieved 2017-07-13. ^ Salmons ...
The Proto-Germanic language is the ancestral language from which the Germanic family of languages, including German, English, Dutch, and others, emerged. It is believed to have been spoken by the Germanic tribes during the 1st millennium BCE. This language underwent several sound shifts and changes over time, leading to the divergence of ...
