Indo-European family
West Frisian
1550 CE – today Living
West Frisian (1550 CE – today) is a living Indo-European language. Lineage: Proto-Indo-European → Proto-Germanic → Proto-West-Germanic → Old Frisian → West Frisian.
See West Frisian on the interactive map- Speakers
- 470K (470,000)
- ISO 639-3
- fry
- Glottocode
- west2354
Spoken in the Dutch province of Friesland.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4,500 BCE – 2,500 BCE
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE – 500 CE
- Proto-West-Germanic200 CE – 700 CE
- Old Frisianc. 800 CE – 1550 CE
- West Frisian1550 CE – today
Sister languages 2
Also descended from Old Frisian.