In linguistics Old Dutch or Old Low Franconian denotes the Franconian (or Frankish) dialects spoken in the Low Countries during the Early Middle Ages from around the 5th to the 12th century. It is regarded as the primary stage in the development of a separate Dutch language.
ISO 639-3 code
odt
family
Germanic languages, Franconian languages, West Germanic languages
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