Langenesis

Indo-European family

Old Irish

600 CE – 900 CE Classical

Old Irish (600 CE – 900 CE) is a classical Indo-European language. It has 4 descendant languages and stages on the map. Lineage: Proto-Indo-European → Proto-Celtic → Primitive Irish → Old Irish.

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ISO 639-3
sga
Glottocode
oldi1245

The earliest fully attested Goidelic Celtic language, found in glosses, legal texts, and saga literature. Predecessor of Middle Irish, Modern Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4,500 BCE – 2,500 BCE
  2. Proto-Celticc. 1,200 BCE – 800 BCE
  3. Primitive Irishc. 300 CE – 600 CE
  4. Old Irish600 CE – 900 CE

Descendants 1

Sources