The North Germanic languages are one of the three branches of the Germanic languages, a sub-family of the Indo-European languages, alongside the West Germanic languages and the extinct East Germanic languages. The group is also called the Nordic languages, a direct translation of the term most commonly used among Danish, Faroese, Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish scholars and speakers themselves.
Facts
Speaker Count Proto-Language StatusNorth Germanic descends from the attested Proto-Norse language, itself descended from Proto-Germanic. It is one of the three primary branches of Germanic, alongside West Germanic and the extinct East Germanic branch. 1 Connections
Descends From
North Germanic (Scandinavian) groups Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic and Faroese, one of the three traditional branches of Germanic.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: North Germanic languages
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox region field, English Wikipedia article North Germanic languages
Northern Europe
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The North Germanic languages are one of the three branches of the Germanic languages
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Approximately 20 million people in the Nordic countries speak a Scandinavian language as their native language
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