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Classical Languages in Western, Central and Northern Europe
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Here are presumably all old/dead languages in Western, Central and Northern Europe that have an important body of written literature of historical interest. Any language missing?


--BRITISH ISLES--
Old English (450-1066 AD)
Old Gaelic (Old Irish) (600-900 AD)
Middle Gaelic (Middle Irish) (900-1200 AD)
Middle English (1066-1475 AD)
Early Scots (1066-1450 AD)
Classical Gaelic (Classical Irish) (1200-1800 AD)
Middle Scots (1450-1700 AD)... See more
Here are presumably all old/dead languages in Western, Central and Northern Europe that have an important body of written literature of historical interest. Any language missing?


--BRITISH ISLES--
Old English (450-1066 AD)
Old Gaelic (Old Irish) (600-900 AD)
Middle Gaelic (Middle Irish) (900-1200 AD)
Middle English (1066-1475 AD)
Early Scots (1066-1450 AD)
Classical Gaelic (Classical Irish) (1200-1800 AD)
Middle Scots (1450-1700 AD)
Early Modern English (1475-1700 AD)

--GERMANY--
Old Saxon (700-1200 AD)
Old High German (750-1050 AD)
Middle High German (1050-1350 AD)
Old Yiddish (1100-1864 AD)
Middle Low German (1200-1600 AD)
Early New High German (1350-1650 AD)

--NETHERLANDS--
Old Frisian (700-1600 AD)
Middle Dutch (1150-1500 AD)

--NORTHERN EUROPE--
Old Norse (700-1500 AD)
Old West Norse (700-1500 AD)
Old Icelandic (700-1500 AD)
Old Gotlandic (700-1500 AD)
Old East Norse (700-1500 AD)
Old Norwegian (1000-1350 AD)
Early Middle Danish (1100-1350 AD)
Early Old Swedish (1225-1375 AD)
Middle Norwegian (1350-1550 AD)
Late Middle Danish (1350-1525 AD)
Late Old Swedish (1375-1526 AD)



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