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How far back into your country's history could you go without needing a translator? (lemm.ee)

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I asked this before elsewhere, but I thought it led to some interesting answers.

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[–] vettnerk@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

At least 500 years. I think the limit would be somewhere around 600-800, as that's when the language changed a lot due to foreign trade. I could probably get by in a pinch before 1300, provided everyone spoke really slowly. I don't speak Norse, but a lot of the words have carried over into my modern language.