1 The Germanic Languages -

: A system that divides verbs into those that change their internal vowel to show tense (like sing/sang ) and those that add a suffix (like walk/walked ).

Germanic languages share unique linguistic features that set them apart from other Indo-European branches: 1 The Germanic Languages

The Germanic language family is a group of related languages descended from a single ancestor known as . This family is primarily divided into three main branches: West, North, and East (now extinct). 1. Classification of Germanic Languages : A system that divides verbs into those

: This branch is entirely extinct . It consisted of languages like Gothic , Burgundian, and Vandalic. 2. Major Characteristics this branch includes Swedish

The family includes some of the world's most widely spoken languages, with the West Germanic branch being the largest.

: Often referred to as the Scandinavian or "Nordic" languages, this branch includes Swedish , Norwegian , Danish , Icelandic , and Faroese, spoken by roughly 20 million people natively.