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Danish and Dutch Language History


History

Origin
AD 450-500  
c. 1100 AD  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Germanic  
-  

Branch
Western  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch  
Old Danish, Early Modern Danish  

Standard Forms
Standard Dutch  
Rigsdansk  

Language Position
48  
99+
18  
16

Signed Forms
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)  
Signed Danish  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

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Early forms of Dutch and Danish

The Early forms of Dutch and Danish explains the evolution of Dutch and Danish languages which is under Dutch and Danish history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Dutch and Danish history we will understand how the Dutch and Danish languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Dutch: Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch.
  • Early forms of Danish: Old Danish, Early Modern Danish.
  • Standard forms of Dutch: Standard Dutch.
  • Standard forms of Danish: Rigsdansk.
  • Signed forms of Dutch: Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
  • Signed forms of Danish: Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)

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Dutch and Danish Language Family

In Dutch and Danish history, you will get to know about Dutch and Danish language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Dutch is a part of Indo-European Family while Danish is a part of Indo-European Family. The subgroup and branch of Dutch is Germanic and Western resp. The subgroup and branch of Danish is and resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Dutch and Danish language on Dutch vs Danish alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Dutch vs Danish Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Dutch vs Danish language rank. Dutch and Danish history gives you Dutch and Danish language rank. The Dutch language rank is 48. And Danish language rank is 18. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Dutch vs Danish.

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