As I understand the German and Dutch/Flemish people descend from the same common Saxon, Frankish and Frisian ancestry.
What caused the split and change of language ?
At what point in time did the Dutch and German languages become different enough to be a separate language ?
And finally is Frisian closer to the Dutch or Low German dialect ?
Furthermore is there a large differnce between the Dutch and Flemish dialects ?
Have the Dutch and Flemings grown apart culturally and lingustically ?
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