History of German language

Germanic languages have a geographic distribution that includes northern, western and central Europe, Anglo-America, Oceania and southern Africa, in which the most spoken Languages are English and German. All the Germanic languages (English, Dutch, the Scandinavian, Latin, Greek, and the Slavic languages) are thought to descend from a previous language (Proto-Germanic) developed in Northern Europe in 50 BC.

HISTORY OF GERMAN LANGUAGE

According to the history of Germany, the early Germanic tribes established in the area now known as the Netherlands; and over the time they started to expand to other territories, they also shared their language and in some cases incorporated new characteristics from different local cultures.

Germanic languages have experienced many changes such as, the consonants p, t, k become f, (pronounced like English [th]) and h; the consonants b, d, g evolve into p, t, k. Then, any of the languages were German and during the Common Era the initial language adopted more variations in pronunciation and vocabulary, which produced the association of people in four languages: English, German, Gothic, Netherlandic.

GERMAN LANGUAGE

German literature

Printing was the turning point in the development and spreading of German language and some dialects, German literature reached high popularity due to the invention of the printer machine and the standard in written and spoken language; the mass communication began and the ideas were easier to communicate.

Today, the language is widely known by several countries in Europe and it’s the official language of Austria, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Switzerland and it’s considered one of the official Languages of the European Union.

Berlin Germany

The German language has been developed over many centuries and it received influences from countless countries and foreign languages. If we study the history of every city in Germany, such as Berlin Germany, we will notice that the language is not static, quite the opposite. It changes with political situations, disease, weather, terrain, social interaction, food that made possible the development of new words to express the need and situations.

Nowadays, many people are interested in learning this beautiful language, and they find several opportunities to learn German in Germany such as language courses, language schools and more. It is worth a visit to Germany because as the phrase “Made in Germany”, it’s guaranteed that your learning will be of quality.