Langenesis

Indo-European family

Norwegian

1350 CE – today Living

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

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Speakers
5M (5,000,000)
ISO 639-3
nor
Glottocode
norw1258

Middle Norwegian (1350–1525) is not tracked separately. Bokmål reflects heavy Danish influence from four centuries of Danish rule; Nynorsk is built on rural dialects.

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. Norwegian1350 CE – today

Sister languages 3

Also descended from Old West Norse.

Sources