The Germanic language family is a branch of the larger Indo-European language family. It includes languages such as English, German, Dutch, and the Scandinavian languages like Swedish and Norwegian. These languages share common linguistic features and have evolved from a common ancestral language known as Proto-Germanic. The Germanic languages are typically divided into three groups: West Germanic, North Germanic, and East Germanic. The West Germanic group includes languages like English and German, while the North Germanic group consists of the Scandinavian languages. The East Germanic languages, such as Gothic, are now extinct.