* Indo-European: This is the largest language family in Europe, encompassing the majority of languages spoken on the continent. It includes branches like Germanic (English, German, Dutch), Romance (French, Spanish, Italian), Slavic (Russian, Polish, Czech), Celtic (Irish, Welsh, Gaelic), and others.
* Uralic: While much smaller than Indo-European, the Uralic language family is still significant. It includes languages like Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian, and several others in the north and east of Europe.
While these are the two most prominent groups, there are other language families present in Europe, including:
* Turkic: Languages like Turkish and Azerbaijani, primarily found in southeastern Europe.
* Basque: An isolated language spoken in the Basque Country, located in the Pyrenees mountains between Spain and France.
* Caucasian: Languages like Georgian and Chechen, primarily found in the Caucasus region.
However, the vast majority of European languages trace their roots back to the Indo-European and Uralic language families.