Langenesis

Indo-European family

Old West Norse

c. 1050 CE – 1350 CE Extinct

Old West Norse (c. 1050 CE – 1350 CE) is an extinct Indo-European language. It has 4 descendant languages and stages on the map. Lineage: Proto-Indo-European → Proto-Germanic → Proto-Norse → Old Norse → Old West Norse.

See Old West Norse on the interactive map

Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian; the language of the sagas and Eddic poetry. Often simply called Old Norse.

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

Descendants 4

Sister languages 1

Also descended from Old Norse.

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