> Old Norse is Germanic No, Old Norse is Old Norse. "Germanic" (i guess you mean...

lich_hegemon · on Nov 27, 2023

Old Norse is a Nordic langauge, which makes it a North Germanic language, which, in turn, makes it a Germanic language.

Nordic languages (a family of languages) are descended from Proto-Nordic (a language).

Germanic languages (a family of languages) are descended from Proto-Germanic (a language).

Germanic languages are Indo-European languages, which have Proto-Indo-European as a root language.

You are not wrong in saying that Proto-Germanic and Old-Norse are IE languages. But it's also like saying that nickles and coins are currency, it doesn't mean that nickels are not coins.

shzhdbi09gv8ioi · on Nov 28, 2023

Alright then.

My point that got lost along the way was about Norse ruling britain for 200 years and their cultural influence on the old english during that time.