Languages of Europe - Indo-European Languages

Indo-European Languages

See also: List of Indo-European languages

The Indo-European language family descended from Proto-Indo-European, believed to have been spoken thousands of years ago. Indo-European languages are spoken throughout Europe, but particularly dominate Western Europe.

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