Apr 13, 2022
Why Not Write Gothic, the Closest Language to Proto-Germanic, in Runes?
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Written by Dyami Millarson Apart from Proto-Norse, Gothic is the closest attested language to Proto-Germanic. Proto-Norse and Proto-Germanic were written using elder futhark, which is the eldest variety of the runes. Being a Proto-Germanic-adjacent language, Gothic is logically associated with elder futhark as well. In fact, runic writings in elder futhark have been attested for Gothic. Yet, the…
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