North Germanic languages

E17558
branch of the Germanic languages language family subgroup

The North Germanic languages are a subgroup of the Germanic language family spoken primarily in Scandinavia and surrounding regions, including languages such as Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Faroese.

Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form As subject As object
Scandinavian languages 0 8
North Germanic 0 7
Nordic languages 0 2
North Germanic dialect continuum 0 1
North Germanic peoples 0 1
Old Norse language group 0 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of the Germanic languages →
language family subgroup →
alsoKnownAs North Germanic languages →
surface form: Nordic languages

North Germanic languages →
surface form: Scandinavian languages
ancestralLanguage Proto-Norse →
developedFrom Proto-Germanic →
surface form: Proto-Germanic language
hasSubgroup Continental Scandinavian languages →
East Scandinavian languages →
Insular Scandinavian languages →
West Scandinavian languages →
historicalWritingSystem Runic alphabet →
surface form: Younger Futhark

runic alphabet →
includesLanguage Danish →
Elfdalian →
Faroese language →
surface form: Faroese

Gutnish →
Icelandic →
Norn →
Norwegian →
Old East Norse →
surface form: Old Danish

Old Gutnish →
Norse →
surface form: Old Norse

Old Norwegian →
Old East Norse →
surface form: Old Swedish

Swedish language →
surface form: Swedish
linguisticFeature V2 word order in main clauses in most languages →
definite suffix on nouns in most languages →
grammatical gender in most languages →
rich vowel inventory →
voiced and voiceless stops →
majorModernStandard Bokmål →
surface form: Bokmål Norwegian

Nynorsk →
surface form: Nynorsk Norwegian

Danish language →
surface form: Standard Danish

Faroese language →
surface form: Standard Faroese

Standard Icelandic →
Swedish language →
surface form: Standard Swedish
partOf Indo-European language family →
surface form: Indo-European languages
primaryRegion Denmark →
Faroe Islands →
Iceland →
Norway →
Scandinavia →
Sweden →
spokenIn Finland →
Greenland →
Svalbard →
Åland Islands →
subclassOf Germanic languages →
timeDepth attested since the Viking Age →
writingSystem Latin script →

Referenced by (46)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Germanic languages → alsoKnownAs → North Germanic languages →
this entity surface form: Nordic languages
North Germanic languages → alsoKnownAs → North Germanic languages →
this entity surface form: Scandinavian languages
Proto-Germanic → ancestorOf → North Germanic languages →
Scandinavians → associatedWithLanguageGroup → North Germanic languages →
this entity surface form: Scandinavian languages
Danish language → branch → North Germanic languages →
Swedish language → branch → North Germanic languages →
Elbe Germanic languages → distinctFrom → North Germanic languages →
Germanic peoples → dividedInto → North Germanic languages →
this entity surface form: North Germanic peoples
Olof → etymologicalLanguageFamily → North Germanic languages →
Gutalagen → hasLanguage → North Germanic languages →
this entity surface form: Old Norse language group
Nordic countries → hasLanguageFamily → North Germanic languages →
Old Norse phonology → hasLanguageFamily → North Germanic languages →
this entity surface form: North Germanic
Jóhan → hasLanguageUsage → North Germanic languages →
this entity surface form: Nordic languages
Nordic → hasOfficialLanguageFamily → North Germanic languages →
Scandinavians → hasPrimaryLanguageFamily → North Germanic languages →
Germanic languages → hasSubfamily → North Germanic languages →
Middle Low German → influenced → North Germanic languages →
this entity surface form: Scandinavian languages
Wisconsin English → influencedBy → North Germanic languages →
this entity surface form: Scandinavian languages
Ellen → isUsedIn → North Germanic languages →
this entity surface form: Scandinavian languages
Finland Swedish → languageBranch → North Germanic languages →
Bokmål → languageFamily → North Germanic languages →
Gutes → languageFamily → North Germanic languages →
Gutnish → languageFamily → North Germanic languages →
Icelanders → languageFamily → North Germanic languages →
Norn → languageFamily → North Germanic languages →
Old East Norse → languageFamily → North Germanic languages →
this entity surface form: North Germanic
Old Icelandic → languageFamily → North Germanic languages →
this entity surface form: North Germanic
Old Norwegian → languageFamily → North Germanic languages →
this entity surface form: North Germanic
Proto-Norse → languageFamily → North Germanic languages →
this entity surface form: North Germanic
Riksmål → languageFamily → North Germanic languages →
Swedes → languageFamily → North Germanic languages →
Övdalian → languageFamily → North Germanic languages →
Faroese Language Council → languageFamilyRegulated → North Germanic languages →
Germanic peoples → languageGroupIncludes → North Germanic languages →
Johann → languageOfUse → North Germanic languages →
this entity surface form: Scandinavian languages
Norway → nationalLanguageFamily → North Germanic languages →
this entity surface form: North Germanic
Old Gutnish → partOf → North Germanic languages →
this entity surface form: North Germanic dialect continuum
Old Icelandic → partOf → North Germanic languages →
Faroese language → subbranch → North Germanic languages →
Old East Norse → subclassOf → North Germanic languages →
Old Norwegian → subclassOf → North Germanic languages →
this entity surface form: North Germanic
Icelandic → subfamily → North Germanic languages →
Norwegian language → subfamily → North Germanic languages →
Old Gutnish → subfamily → North Germanic languages →
Ernest → usedInLanguage → North Germanic languages →
this entity surface form: Scandinavian languages
Rudolf → usedInLanguage → North Germanic languages →
this entity surface form: Scandinavian languages