1.West Germanic, the ancestor of Old High German, Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old Low Franconian and others which in turn gave rise to modern German, Dutch, Flemish, Low German, Frisian, Yiddish and, ultimately, English.
西日耳曼语是
高地日耳曼语、
语、
斯兰语、低地兰肯语和其他语言的祖先，这些语言又产生了现代德语、荷兰语、佛兰芒语、低地德语、斯兰语、意第绪语，最后是英语。机翻
德语。
