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Which foreign language became the main source of Scandinavian loanwords by the end of the 20th century?
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Scandinavian languages
Distribution of the Germanic languages in Europe.
By the end of the 20th century, the primary source of loanwords in the North Germanic languages was English.1
While historical influences variedâsuch as the significant impact of Middle Low German during the era of the Hanseatic Leagueâmodern vocabulary expansion has been increasingly dominated by English, particularly in scientific and cultural domains.12