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English

Noun

parent language (plural parent languages)

(linguistics) A language from which a later language is derived.
Coordinate terms: daughter language, sister language

Old English is the parent language of English and Scots.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with mother tongue.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: kantakieli (fi)
French: langue mère (fr) f
German: Vorläufersprache f, Muttersprache (de) f
Hungarian: szülőnyelv
Polish: język nadrzędny m

See also

proto-language

Further reading

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