So Danish and Swedish are an example of languages that are mutually intelligible, apparently, yet if thats the case, how are they not considered the same language? If a Danish speaker can understand a Swedish speaker, then what makes the two separate languages and not just like… really distant dialects (like a Scottish accent + slang vs an English accent + slang)?
I’m very confused!
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I think it’s just because both spoke old Norse which ,overtime, the two countries created slang which then became words. For example: awesome. If u want a example with English. A lot of English words are derived from old Germanic which is why a lot of German words sound similar to ours.
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