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History

Origin
AD 450-500   
5th Century AD   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Germanic   
Not Available   

Branch
Western   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch   
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English   

Standard Forms
Standard Dutch   
Standard English   

Language Position
48   
35
3   
3

Signed Forms
Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)   
Signed English   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

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Early forms of Dutch and English

The Early forms of Dutch and English explains the evolution of Dutch and English languages which is under Dutch and English history. The early forms give us the early stages of the language. By studying Dutch and English history we will understand how the Dutch and English languages were evolved and modified according to time.

  • Early forms of Dutch: Old Dutch, Middle Dutch and Dutch.
  • Early forms of English: Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English.
  • Standard forms of Dutch: Standard Dutch.
  • Standard forms of English: Standard English.
  • Signed forms of Dutch: Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)
  • Signed forms of English: Signed Dutch (Nederlands met Gebaren)

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Dutch and English Language Family

In Dutch and English history, you will get to know about Dutch and English language family. Go through all languages which belong to Afro-Asiatic Languages and Niger-Congo Languages and explore more about them. A language family is defined as group of languages that are derived from common ancestors. Dutch is a part of Indo-European Family while English is a part of Indo-European Family. The subgroup and branch of Dutch is Germanic and Western resp. The subgroup and branch of English is Not Available and Not Available resp. Language families are subdivided into smaller units. Scripts used by these languages also depend upon their family. Check out the scripts used in Dutch and English language on Dutch vs English alphabets. You can also find which is the most widely spoken language in the world on Most Spoken Languages.

Dutch vs English Language Rank

It’s really interesting to find out Dutch vs English language rank. Dutch and English history gives you Dutch and English language rank. The Dutch language rank is 48. And English language rank is 3. The language which is at the higher position has maximum number of native speakers. If you want to know the number of native speakers then go to Dutch vs English.

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