Langenesis

Indo-European family

German

1350 CE – today Living

German (1350 CE – today) is a living Indo-European language. It has 1 descendant languages and stages on the map. Lineage: Proto-Indo-European → Proto-Germanic → Proto-West-Germanic → Old High German → Middle High German → German.

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Speakers
135M (135,000,000)
ISO 639-3
deu
Glottocode
stan1295

Covers Early New High German (1350–1650) and Modern German (1650–present). Luther's 1522 translation of the New Testament was pivotal in standardization.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4,500 BCE – 2,500 BCE
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE – 500 CE
  3. Proto-West-Germanic200 CE – 700 CE
  4. Old High German750 CE – 1050 CE
  5. Middle High German1050 CE – 1350 CE
  6. German1350 CE – today

Descendants 1

Sister languages 3

Also descended from Middle High German.

Sources