GermanicSubgroup of 49 languagesAncestorsIndo-European 455GermanicDescendants North 7 East Scandinavian 4 Danish-Swedish 3 Danish-Bokmal 1 Danish-Riksmal 1 Danish 1 Swedish 1 West Scandinavian 3 West 42 English 3 Frisian 3 High German 20 German 18 Middle German 8 East Middle German 4 West Middle German 4 Moselle Franconian 1 Upper German 9 Alemannic 4 Bavarian-Austrian 4 Yiddish 2 Low Saxon-Low Franconian 16 Low Franconian 5 Low Saxon 11