English Explanatory Dictionary

Germanic

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Meanings

name
  1. The early, undocumented ancestral language from which other Germanic languages developed, such as Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, Frisian, English, German, Faroese, Icelandic, Yiddish, Norwegian and Swedish.
  2. The group of Indo-European languages that developed from (Ur-)Germanic.
adj
  1. Relating to the Germanic peoples (such as Germans, Scandinavians or Anglo-Saxons).
  2. Relating to the language or group of languages known as Germanic.
  3. Having German characteristics.
noun
  1. A native of Germania.
adj
  1. Of or containing germanium.
  2. Containing germanium with a valence of 4.

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒɜːˈmæn.ɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Germanic.wav /d͡ʒɝˈmæn.ɪk/

Word forms

Germanic more Germanic most Germanic Germanics

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin germānicus, equivalent to German + -ic.

Synonyms

Ur-Germanic Proto-Germanic Common Germanic Teutonic German Germanian

Related words

Proto-West Germanic Proto-West-Germanic Proto-North-West Germanic East Germanic North Germanic West Germanic German Germanish Teutonic

Derived words

non-Germanic North Sea Germanic germanic acid
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