History of Danish

The Danish language developed during the Middle Ages out of the Old East Norse, the common predecessor of Danish and Swedish, itself a late form of common Old Norse.The history of Danish can by convention be divided into: * Old Danish (Old East Norse), 9th to 11th centuries * Middle Danish, 12th to 15th centuries * Modern Danish, 16th century to present.

History of Danish

The Danish language developed during the Middle Ages out of the Old East Norse, the common predecessor of Danish and Swedish, itself a late form of common Old Norse.The history of Danish can by convention be divided into: * Old Danish (Old East Norse), 9th to 11th centuries * Middle Danish, 12th to 15th centuries * Modern Danish, 16th century to present.