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Primitive Germanic split ultimately into three important branches which are;

AGothic, Scandinavian and West Germanic

BGothic, Celtic and Albanian

CSpanish, Rumanian and Portuguese

DSwedish, Danish and Icelandic

Answer:

A. Gothic, Scandinavian and West Germanic

Read Explanation:

Primitive Germanic (also called Proto-Germanic) eventually split into three main branches:

  • East Germanic: represented by Gothic (now extinct)

  • North Germanic (Scandinavian): includes Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic

  • West Germanic: includes English, German, Dutch, and others

The other options mix languages from different language families or are not correct branches of Germanic.


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