229 languages
Every language a word in the atlas passed through. The number is how many words touched it. For every living language on Earth, see the spread of tongues.
Semitic
Egyptian
Greek
Latin
Romance
Germanic
- English937
- German590
- Middle English276
- American English274
- Dutch210
- Yiddish153
- Old English86
- Swedish81
- Middle High German44
- Middle Dutch42
- Old High German37
- Afrikaans32
- Old Norse31
- Indian English28
- Danish26
- Norwegian19
- Scots18
- Icelandic15
- Australian English14
- Gothic12
- Rotwelsch12
- Proto-Germanic11
- Faroese8
- South African English4
- Frankish4
- Proto-West Germanic3
- Middle Low German2
- Frisian1
- Low German1