Indo-European family
Irish
1200 CE – today Living
Irish (1200 CE – today) is a living Indo-European language. Lineage: Proto-Indo-European → Proto-Celtic → Primitive Irish → Old Irish → Middle Irish → Irish.
See Irish on the interactive map- Speakers
- 1.7M (1,700,000)
- ISO 639-3
- gle
- Glottocode
- iris1253
Covers Classical / Early Modern Irish (1200–1600) and Modern Irish (Gaeilge, 1600–present).
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4,500 BCE – 2,500 BCE
- Proto-Celticc. 1,200 BCE – 800 BCE
- Primitive Irishc. 300 CE – 600 CE
- Old Irish600 CE – 900 CE
- Middle Irishc. 900 CE – 1200 CE
- Irish1200 CE – today
Sister languages 2
Also descended from Middle Irish.