| Proto-English | |
|---|---|
| ᛟᛝᚷᛚᛖ | |
| Pronunciation | [ˈɒŋgle] |
| Era | 420–550 |
Indo-European
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Early forms | |
| Futhorc | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ang |
Proto-English was a form of English language spoken in Western Europe by Germanic tribes. It formed around the 200s by Germanic tribes such as the Angels, Saxons, Frisians, Jutes and possibly the Franks. Much of the information about Proto-English comes from Germania. It eventually formed into Old English by the end of the Roman Empire.
Separated from Proto-West Germanic c. 392. Then became the Old Ingvaeonic that divided between Old Saxon and "Proto-Anglo-Frisian" in c. 411 and became a independent language from "Proto-Anglo-Frisian" in c. 420. but in 476 the West Roman Empire was finnished and last, in c. 550 when envolved into Old English and his dialects.