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Proto-West-Germanic (jan 1, 200 – jan 1, 600)

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This is the time period when Proto-West-Germanic was spoken. There is debate among historical linguists about when exactly this language split from Proto-Germanic. Dialects of this language would later diversify into older varieties of English, German, Dutch, Frisian and Luxembourgish among others.

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jan 1, 200
jan 1, 600
~ 400 years