English, German, & Dutch part 2

12345   Sun Nov 09, 2008 1:01 am GMT
Original first post:
«Rolando Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:47 pm GMT
Ok can anyone elaborate how close or what are the lexical similarities between this languages...? English & German: %60 That I know I've read it before, But for the 2 groups, what is the % that makes then close or similar to one another...?


English & Dutch:

Dutch & German:

Thanks... :-D »
12345   Sun Nov 09, 2008 1:02 am GMT
I'd like to ask ggg to not reply in this topic anymore. Fortunately you've made your own topic now. Your discussion doesn't belong to this discussion.
zak   Sun Nov 09, 2008 2:06 pm GMT
Similarity:
German and Dutch: 75 %
English and Dutch: 30 %

http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/e/languages/index.html
a more original name   Sun Nov 09, 2008 3:39 pm GMT
Dutch - German 55%
Dutch - English 60%
German - English 45%
knowitall   Sun Nov 09, 2008 4:00 pm GMT
Dutch - German: 80 %
Dutch - English: 20 %
eastlander   Sun Nov 09, 2008 8:08 pm GMT
Dutch derived from Middle Low German(Low Franconian) dialects in Middle ages.People of Low Countries called their language "Nederduytsch".It means "Low German".
Merchants of Hamburg or Luebeck spoke in their Middle Low Saxon dialects with merchants from Flanders and Holland (they spoke in their Moddle Low Franconian dialects) without translators.
English is heavily influenced by French. If Anglo Saxons did not lost battle of Hastings,English was very similar to Low German and Dutch.
Patricia   Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:12 am GMT
<<If Anglo Saxons did not lost battle of Hastings,English was very similar to Low German and Dutch. >>

Is this sentence correct? Shouldn't it be as follows:
If Anglo Saxons din not lost THE battle of Hastings, English WOULD BE very similar to Low German and Dutch.
hohoho   Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:08 am GMT
Dutch - German 50%
Dutch - English 65%
German - English 45%
Yay   Mon Nov 10, 2008 1:00 pm GMT
Dutch - German 90 %
Dutch - English 15 %
Svealander   Mon Nov 10, 2008 2:42 pm GMT
<<<If Anglo Saxons did not lost battle of Hastings,English was very similar to Low German and Dutch. >>>

<Is this sentence correct? Shouldn't it be as follows:
If Anglo Saxons din not lost THE battle of Hastings, English WOULD BE very similar to Low German and Dutch. >

If THE Anglo Saxons HAD not lost the Battle of Hastings, English would be very similar to Low German and Dutch.
par   Mon Nov 10, 2008 8:26 pm GMT
Dutch - German = 20%
Dutch - English = 70%
joey   Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:34 pm GMT
German - Dutch = 35%
German - Egnlish = 20%
Dutch - English = 45%
Leasnam   Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:43 pm GMT
are these everyone's opinions/feelings of what they think the ratios are? I know we have ONE documented source (and it's Wikipedia of all things) with English : German @ 60%


Heck, let me weigh in MY two cents (how I feel only)

English German 60% (<-- actual sourced)
German Dutch 2% (<--how I feel it is today)
English Dutch 100% (<--what I think it ought to be)

THERE
How ya like me now?
erikson   Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:51 pm GMT
>>Similarity:
German and Dutch: 75 %
English and Dutch: 30 %

http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/e/languages/index.html<<

This just makes sense! Every Dutch with some knowledge of those West Germanic languages would certainly agree.

Apparently, all the other people here are just fooling around.
Captain Dread   Tue Nov 11, 2008 12:56 pm GMT
English German: 15%
German Dutch: 85%
English Dutch: 20%