Weser–Rhine Germanic
Weser–Rhine Germanic is a proposed group of prehistoric West Germanic dialects which would have been both a direct ancestor of Dutch and a notable substratum influencing West Central German dialects. The term was introduced by the German linguist Friedrich Maurer as a replacement for the older term Istvaeonic, with which it is essentially synonymous. The term Rhine–Weser Germanic is sometimes preferred.
| Weser–Rhine Germanic | |
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| Rhine–Weser Germanic, Istvaeonic, Istveonic, Franconian | |
| Geographic distribution | Around the Weser and Rhine rivers |
| Linguistic classification | Indo-European
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| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | macr1270 |
The distribution of the primary Germanic languages in Europe c. AD 1:
Weser–Rhine Germanic, or Istvaeonic
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