1 The Germanic Languages Apr 2026

The family includes some of the world's most widely spoken languages, with the West Germanic branch being the largest.

: They share a large set of common words inherited from Proto-Germanic (e.g., "horn" is horn in English, German, and Dutch). 1 The Germanic Languages

: Often referred to as the Scandinavian or "Nordic" languages, this branch includes Swedish , Norwegian , Danish , Icelandic , and Faroese, spoken by roughly 20 million people natively. The family includes some of the world's most