The history of languages started thousands of years ago. Humans began developing sounds to express thoughts, meanings, and intentions. This is the common origin of languages; all are built on a need to communicate and a decision to express ourselves through sound. Over the years, hundreds of words and grammatical systems were formed, resulting in the colourful language diversity we see today. Some modern languages have barely evolved and resemble their ancestral language, whereas others are relatively new or heavily developed. Let’s not forget the history of languages lost in the modern world as significant world languages have risen to prominence. And the history of languages is far from over – just as words and grammatical systems have changed and emerged over the years, they continue to evolve today. Here we look at the history of languages spoken today in more detail. Discover the origin of languages, the development of grammar, vocabularies, and writing systems through the years, and insight into the modern version of all major languages
Arabic Language History
Chinese Language History
Dutch Language History
English Language History
Farsi Language History
French Language History
German Language History
Greek Language History
Hindi Language History
Indonesian Language History
Italian Language History
Japanese Language History
Korean Language History
Polish Language History
Portuguese Language History
Russian Language History
Spanish Language History
Thai Language History
Turkish Language History
Urdu Language History