East Germanic Language (Noun)
Meaning
An extinct branch of the Germanic languages.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The East Germanic language branch is thought to have become extinct in the 6th century AD.
- Gothic is the only East Germanic language that has left behind a significant body of written texts.
- The East Germanic languages are believed to have diverged from the Proto-Germanic language around the 2nd century BC.
- Although the East Germanic languages are extinct, they have had a significant influence on the development of other Germanic languages such as English and German.
- The study of the East Germanic language branch is largely based on the analysis of Gothic texts and other fragmentary evidence.