Indo-European family
Middle French
c. 1350 CE – 1600 CE Extinct
Middle French (c. 1350 CE – 1600 CE) is an extinct Indo-European language. It has 2 descendant languages and stages on the map. Lineage: Proto-Indo-European → Proto-Italic → … → Vulgar Latin → Old French → Middle French.
See Middle French on the interactive map- ISO 639-3
- frm
- Glottocode
- midd1316
Transitional stage between Old French and Modern French, marked by loss of the two-case system. Conventionally dated c. 1340–1611.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4,500 BCE – 2,500 BCE
- Proto-Italicc. 1,500 BCE – 700 BCE
- Proto-Latino-Faliscanc. 1,000 BCE – 700 BCE
- Old Latinc. 700 BCE – 100 BCE
- Latin100 BCE – 300 CE
- Vulgar Latin300 CE – 800 CE
- Old French800 CE – 1350 CE
- Middle Frenchc. 1350 CE – 1600 CE
Descendants 1
Sister languages 2
Also descended from Old French.