My great grandmother came from Belgium and could speak Flemish, English, German and French. Great Grandpa (he came from the Netherlands) owned and ran a business and it was quite common for business owners to speak many languages back then. He new 6 different languages. He new German, English, French, Dutch, Norwegian and Sweedish.
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