We will study and contrast the various Germanic dialects in Europe between 200 - 600 AD. Associate them with the archeological evidence of the Germanic tribes who spoke them. See relationships between the languages by studying different versions of the Lord's Prayer.

Essential Links

1. The Germanic Languages. A family tree of the early varieties of Germanic, with information on the Germanic tribes and their movements through Europe.
2. Grimm's Law. Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm were not only fairy tale collectors but also great linguists. Their eponymous law describes the consonantal changes which distinguished Germanic from its Indoeuropean ancestors.
3. What is Indoeuropean?. FInd out here.
4. Proto-Indoeuropean. Who first described these language families?
5. Everything about Proto-Indoeuropean. Migrations of peoples. Contemporary history. Grammars of ancient European languages. Count in Indo-European.
6. Indoeuropean Family Tree. Up to Modern Times.
7. Common Germanic.
8. Gothic Language.