Zijlstra literally means "from the sluice" in the West Frisian language.

It is a West Germanic language spoken by around 22 million people.

He had originally joined this movement because of his poetry and interest in the West Frisian language.

English is a West Germanic language, the modern variant of which is generally dated from about 1550.

It was on the other hand a common name in West Germanic languages and especially among the Franks.

It is the name of the village in the local form of the West Frisian language spoken there.

In some of these villages they still speak the West Frisian language.

Double negation is uncommon in other West Germanic languages.

No attested West Germanic languages show any reflexes of these vowels.

The English language is a West Germanic language spoken in many countries around the world.