Langenesis

Indo-European family

Gaulish

c. 600 BCE – 500 CE Extinct

Gaulish (c. 600 BCE – 500 CE) is an extinct Indo-European language. Lineage: Proto-Indo-European → Proto-Celtic → Gaulish.

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Continental Celtic language of Gaul, attested in inscriptions from about the 6th century BCE. Extinction date is uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4,500 BCE – 2,500 BCE
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1,200 BCE – 800 BCE
  3. Gaulishc. 600 BCE – 500 CE

Sister languages 4

Also descended from Proto-Celtic.

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