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Gothic

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Also known as Gothic language

extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths

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Gothic was an extinct language spoken by the Goths, a Germanic people of ancient and medieval Europe. It matters to scholars because it is the oldest known Germanic language with surviving written records, making it invaluable for understanding how Germanic languages evolved.

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0
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Gothic language
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
0800-00-00
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Expansion of early Germanic tribes into previously mostly Celtic Central Europe:    Settlements before 750 BC

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