the germanic languages: a branch of the indo-european family

the germanic languages: a branch of the indo-european family the germanic languages: a branch of the indo-european family by: subject: introduction to roman and german philology introduction the germanic languages form one of the most important branches of the indo-european family. they originated from proto-germanic, spoken around 500 bce in northern europe. over time, proto-germanic divided into three main groups: west, north, and east germanic. historical background proto-germanic developed from earlier indo-european dialects. it spread across scandinavia, northern germany, and the north sea coasts. runic inscriptions appeared around the 2nd century ce. the gothic bible by bishop ulfilas is the earliest extensive text. indo-european languages the three branches of germanic languages 1. ...

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