Proto-Indo-European language: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	PIE language

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Thematic map of Eurasia showing the approximate geographic distribution of Indo-European language families, each represented by a different color. Areas include Celtic in western Europe, Germanic in northern and central Europe, Romance in southwestern Europe, Slavic in eastern Europe and Russia, and Indo-Iranian languages in South Asia. Non-Indo-European language regions and areas of common bilingualism are also indicated.

Proto-Indo-European vowels changed into Proto-Germanic vowels.

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August Schleicher

August Schleicher

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August Fick

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