English is considered a Germanic language and belongs to the same language family as German and Dutch. English, German, and Dutch all came from one original ancient parent language. What is the term for a group of languages that share a common ancestor?
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English is considered a Germanic language and belongs to the same language family as German and Dutch. - True

English, German, and Dutch belong to the Germanic languages family. English is closer to Dutch than to German. In fact, the closest language to English, besides Scots, is Frisian, a language that is spoken in Friesland, a region in the Netherlands.

English, German, and Dutch all came from one original ancient parent language. - True

The name of this one original ancient parent language is Proto-Germanic. This language is thought to have orginated in Scandinavia, during the Nordic-Bronze Age.

What is the term for a group of languages that share a common ancestor? daughter languages - False

A group of languages that share a common ancestor is called a language family.

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