Danish, Norwegian and Swedish are related Germanic languages. Many words are the same in the three languages. However, many are also different in all three. Here are ten words given in English, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish. They vary slightly in each language:
apple æble eple äpple
colour farve farge färg
egg æg egg ägg
eight otte åtte åtta
head hoved hode huvud
map kort kart karta
milk mælk melk mjölk
mouth mund munn mun
water vand vann vatten
way vej vei väg
The list illustrates the similarity of the three languages. Seven of the Danish and Norwegian words from the list differ by only one letter. However, the Swedish words are also similar.
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