West Germanic

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic

a German dialect spoken in northern Germany

the West Germanic language of the Netherlands

a West Germanic language spoken in Friesland in the northwestern Netherlands; a near relative of English

the English language as used in the United States

the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London

the nonstandard dialect of natives of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

English as spoken by educated persons in southern England

the approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting

English from about 1100 to 1450

English since about 1450

English prior to about 1100

the dialect of English spoken at Oxford University and regarded by many as affected and pretentious

the dialect of English used in Scotland

High German prior to 1200

High German from 1100 to 1500

a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script

a dialect of High German spoken in parts of Pennsylvania and Maryland

Low German prior to 1200

Low German from 1100 to 1500

one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch

an official language of the Republic of South Africa; closely related to Dutch and Flemish

the Frisian language until the 16th century; the Germanic language of ancient Frisia