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The Anglo-Frisian languages are a sub-branch of the West Germanic languages encompassing the Anglic languages (English, Scots, extinct Fingallian, and extinct Yola) as well as the Frisian languages (North Frisian, East Frisian, and West Frisian). The Anglo-Frisian languages are distinct from other West Germanic languages due to several sound ...
The Frisian languages are the closest living language group to the Anglic languages; the two groups make up the Anglo-Frisian languages group and together with the Low German dialects these form the North Sea Germanic languages.
Anglo-Saxon runes or Anglo-Frisian runes are runes that were used by the Anglo-Saxons and Medieval Frisians (collectively called Anglo-Frisians) as an alphabet in their native writing system, recording both Old English and Old Frisian (Old English: rūna, ᚱᚢᚾᚪ, "rune").
Although there is quite a bit of knowledge about North Sea Germanic or Anglo-Frisian (because of the characteristic features of its daughter languages, Anglo-Saxon/Old English and Old Frisian), linguists know almost nothing about "Weser–Rhine Germanic" and "Elbe Germanic". In fact, both terms were coined in the 1940s to refer to groups of ...
The pink area is Old Gutnish and the green area is the extent of the other Germanic languages with which Old Norse still retained some mutual intelligibility Old Norse (North Germanic). This evolved into the modern North Germanic language group, of which most except for Norn still survive.
The North Sea Germanic languages are usually defined as consisting of the Anglo-Frisian languages (English and Frisian) and Low German. [4] Scholars debate whether these languages shared a single proto-language, or whether their common features are the result of contact and influence - some of them are also shared with the North Germanic languages.
Map of Anglo-Frisian language areas in Europe, including (in dark blue) West Frisian, (medium blue) North Frisian, and (light blue) Saterland Frisian. The saying "As milk is to cheese, are English and Fries" describes the observed similarity between Frisian and English.
Anglo-Frisian. Old Frisian† Frisian. West Frisian languages. West Frisian language (spoken in the Netherlands) Clay Frisian (Klaaifrysk) Wood Frisian (Wâldfrysk)