German is a West Germanic language spoken by about 100 million people worldwide. It is the official language of Germany, Austria, and parts of Switzerland. It has four cases for nouns, pronouns, and adjectives (nominative, accusative, genitive, and dative), and it has three grammatical genders (masculine, feminine, and neutral). German vocabulary includes many loanwords from Latin, Greek, and other languages.
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is the most widely spoken language in the world today, with approximately 1.5 billion people speaking it as a native language. English is also the official language of many countries, such as the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. English is also commonly used as a lingua franca in other countries, such as India, Pakistan, and South Africa.