Expert: Kevin Johnson - 8/22/2008

Question
is that true the German language came from Iraq as i red in on of the books(the book is Babylon and the bible)and it´s on of the aramian languages,i will be thankful if can answer me because i love to more about this language especially i learn it now help with answer as much as you can.thanks

Answer
Hello ghassan,

The German language belongs to the family of Indo-Germanic or Indo-European languages. These languages include almost all European languages and Middle Eastern languages (e.g. Persian) all through to Northern India (including Sanskrit).
Arabic and other Semitic languages like Aramaic derive from a different root, although these families had influences on each other.
The Indo-European languages are thought to derive from one common ancestor language (or ancestor language group). Where this ancestor language came from exactly is subject of academic disagreement. Some place it in ancient Mesopotamia ("Babylon", the region of modern day Iraq), others think it originated on the northern shores of the Black Sea, or even elsewhere.

See this page for more information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-European_languages

I hope I could help you a bit.

Peace,
 Kevin