Germanic Branch

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GERMANIC BRANCH

By: Sergi De Manuel & Júlia By: Sergi De Manuel & Júlia Hong VentayolHong Ventayol

WHERE IS IT FROM?

Is originates from Old Norse and Is originates from Old Norse and SaxonSaxon

The vast majority of Celtic and The vast majority of Celtic and Germanic use the Latin AlphabetGermanic use the Latin Alphabet

RELATIVES AND VARIETIES Dutch and German are the closest Dutch and German are the closest

major languages related to major languages related to EnglishEnglish

Flemish and Afrikaans are Flemish and Afrikaans are varieties of Dutch while Yiddish is varieties of Dutch while Yiddish is a variety of Germana variety of German

ICELANDIC AND GOTHIC Icelandic is the least changed of

the Germanic Language, it is close to old Norse

Gothic is from Central Europe Gothic is from Central Europe (France, Danube Region, Iberian (France, Danube Region, Iberian Peninsula and North Africa)Peninsula and North Africa)

GERMANIC LANGUAGE

German has a system of four German has a system of four cases and three genderscases and three genders

Case is a property where a noun Case is a property where a noun takes a different ending takes a different ending