[Verginius Rufus]

Lithuanian is supposed to be the most old-fashioned of all the Indo-European languages, at least those which are still spoken, and I think Latvian and Lithuanian are fairly close (they are both labeled as Baltic languages).

[Wilhelm Tell]

Lithuanian is supposed to be the most old-fashioned of all the Indo-European languages, at least those which are still spoken, and I think Latvian and Lithuanian are fairly close (they are both labeled as Baltic languages).

That is my understanding, too. It is remarkable that these two languages have survived, as both peoples have been often dominated by other countries. There once was another Baltic language called Prussian, but it is extinct -- I suppose the people who spoke that language either became Poles or Germans.

[RightWhale]

Lithuanian is supposed to be the most old-fashioned of all the Indo-European languages

Albanian, although it is overlain with subsequent conquering languages such as Latin, seems to be a candidate for being an early offshoot of the Indo-Euro mother language.