Indo European Family of Languages

What is sanskrit

• an ancient Indo-European language of India, in which the Hindu scriptures and classical Indian epic poems are written.

• a modern language spoken in India, from which many European languages are derived.

• A rock group from India

• A language spoken by more than 50% of Indians

Grimm´s law is

• is a popular adage that states that "things will go wrong in any given situation, if you give them a chance," or more commonly, "whatever can go wrong, will go wrong."

• is one of the most important laws you'll learn. They describe the relationship between a body and the forces acting upon it, and its motion in response to those forces.

• is a statement of the relationship between certain consonants in Germanic languages and their originals in Indo-Europea.

• We are all born with an innate knowledge of grammar that serves as the basis for all language acquisition.

Which of these European languages are Indo-European languages? (select all that apply)

• English

• Finnish

• German

• Albanian

Which of these European languages are Indo-European languages? (select all that apply)

• Catalan

• Macedonian

• Hungarian

• Breton

Which of these languages are not Indo-European? (select all that apply)

• Estonian

• Lithuanian

• Romansch

• Hungarian

Danish, Faroese, and Icelandic are members of which branch of the Indo-Euroepan language family?

• Italic

• Hellenic

• Slavic

• Germanic

English is a member of which branch of the Indo-European language family?

• Romance

• Celtic

• Germanic

• Semitic

Which of these is another name for Old English?

• Anglo-Saxon

• Gothic

• Proto-Germanic

• Dyrnegeþeóde

Old English is most closely related to which modern language?

• Frisian

• German

• Dutch

• Danish

This is the process by which people or groups of people move from their home area to a new area.

• Steppes
• Migration
• Diffusion