Germanic languages
The Germanic languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family spoken natively by a population of about 515 million people mainly in Europe, Northern America, Oceania, and Southern Africa. The most widely spoken Germanic language, English, is also the world's most widely spoken language with an estimated 2 billion speakers. All Germanic languages are derived from Proto-Germanic, spoken in Iron Age Scandinavia, Iron Age Northern Germany and along the North Sea and Baltic coasts.
Extends: [Germanic languages](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Germanic languages), [Indo-European languages](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Indo-European languages)
Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | Germanic |
| Speakers | Text | c. 515 million |
| Region | Text | Europe, Central Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, Americas, Anglo-America, Dutch Caribbean, Suriname, Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Oceania |
| Familycolor | Text | Indo-European |
| Protoname | Text | Proto-Germanic |
| Child1 | Text | North Germanic |
| Child2 | Text | West Germanic |
| Child3 | Text | East Germanic, Extinct language |
| Iso2 | Text | gem |
| Iso5 | Text | gem |
| Glotto | Text | germ1287 |
| Glottorefname | Text | Germanic |
| Lingua | Text | 52- (phylozone) |
| Map | Text | Germanic languages with dialects revised.png |
| Mapcaption | Text | European Germanic languages |
| Map2 | Text | Germanic languages.svg |
| Mapalt2 | Text | world map showing countries where a Germanic language is the primary or official language |
| Mapcaption2 | Text | first language, primary language |