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Preferred term

odtOld Dutch  

Type

  • Language

Definition

  • In linguistics, Old Dutch (or Old West Low Franconian) denotes the forms of West Franconian spoken and written in the Netherlands and present-day northern Belgium during the Early Middle Ages. It is regarded as the primary stage in the development of a separate Dutch language. It evolved from Old Frankish around the 6th century and in turn evolved into Middle Dutch around the 12th century.

Entry terms

  • Dutch, Old

ISO 639-3 code

  • odt

Notation

  • odt

In other languages

  • Vieux néerlandais

    French

  • Altniederländisch

    German

  • Antico olandese

    Italian

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/odt

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