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Mithalwen · 06-21-2008, 11:04 AM

[QUOTE=Rikae;560405]Hmm... Dutch looks to me like English and German put in a blender

(but maybe English and German are really broken Dutch?)

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hmmm they are related but Dutch and german are more closely related since they are both descended from South Germanic while English comes from Anglo Frisian. However I believe Dutch has been influenced by friesan too..

That said I felt that I should be able to undestand dutch/flemish when I was in Flanders & Holland but...

06-21-2008, 11:04 AM	#11
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,462	[QUOTE=Rikae;560405]Hmm... Dutch looks to me like English and German put in a blender (but maybe English and German are really broken Dutch?) QUOTE] hmmm they are related but Dutch and german are more closely related since they are both descended from South Germanic while English comes from Anglo Frisian. However I believe Dutch has been influenced by friesan too.. That said I felt that I should be able to undestand dutch/flemish when I was in Flanders & Holland but... __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace