Langenesis

Indo-European family

Faroese

c. 1350 CE – today Living

Faroese (c. 1350 CE – today) is a living Indo-European language. Lineage: Proto-Indo-European → Proto-Germanic → Proto-Norse → Old Norse → Old West Norse → Faroese.

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Speakers
70K (70,000)
ISO 639-3
fao
Glottocode
faro1244

Insular West Norse language of the Faroe Islands; written standard established in the 19th century.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4,500 BCE – 2,500 BCE
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE – 500 CE
  3. Proto-Norsec. 150 CE – 750 CE
  4. Old Norsec. 750 CE – 1050 CE
  5. Old West Norsec. 1050 CE – 1350 CE
  6. Faroesec. 1350 CE – today

Sister languages 3

Also descended from Old West Norse.

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