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The Danish language developed during the Middle Ages out of Old East Norse, the common predecessor of Danish and Swedish.It was a late form of common Old Norse.The Danish philologist Johannes Brøndum-Nielsen divided the history of Danish into "Old Danish" from 800 AD to 1525 and "Modern Danish" from 1525 and onwards.
Danish is a Germanic language of the North Germanic branch.Other names for this group are the Nordic [14] or Scandinavian languages. Along with Swedish, Danish descends from the Eastern dialects of the Old Norse language; Danish and Swedish are also classified as East Scandinavian or East Nordic languages.
Knowledge of the German language in Denmark, 2005. According to the Eurobarometer, [1] 58% of the respondents indicated that they know German well enough to have a conversation. Of these 15% (per cent, not percentage points) reported a very good knowledge of the language whereas 33% had a good knowledge and 52% basic German skills.
The history of Denmark as a unified kingdom began in the 8th century, but historic documents describe the geographic area and the people living there—the Danes—as early as 500 AD. These early documents include the writings of Jordanes and Procopius .
Map of main Danish dialect areas. The Danish language has a number of regional and local dialect varieties. [1] [2] These can be divided into the traditional dialects, which differ from modern Standard Danish in both phonology and grammar, and the Danish accents, which are local varieties of the standard language distinguished mostly by pronunciation and local vocabulary colored by traditional ...
The former Danish royal arms, left, established in 1972, and the latest arms by royal resolution on Dec. 20, 2024.
The Danish language is the official language in Denmark. [1] In the Faroe Islands, the Faroese language and the Danish language are the official languages, and both must be taught in schools. Danish should be used in court, [1] but Faroese can be used in all other official places. [2]
Denmark has considerably large deposits of oil and natural gas in the North Sea and ranks as number 32 in the world among net exporters of crude oil [166] and was producing 259,980 barrels of crude oil a day in 2009. [167] Denmark is a long-time leader in wind power: In 2015 wind turbines provided 42.1% of the total electricity consumption. [168]