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、
撒克逊语、
弗

语、
地弗
肯语和其他语言的祖先,这些语言又
生了现代德语、荷
语、佛
芒语、
地德语、弗

语、意第绪语,最后是英语。