Germanic

Ger·man·ic

Now Rare German
designating or of a group of N European peoples including the Germans, Scandinavians, Dutch, English, etc., or the peoples from whom they are descended
designating or of the language group Germanic

Origin of Germanic

Classical Latin Germanicus, of the Germans: origin, originally applied to a particular tribe, probably Celtic

Obs. Proto-Germanic
a principal branch of the Indo-European family of languages, comprising the languages descended from Proto-Germanic: it is divided into three groups
East Germanic (including Gothic), North Germanic (Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, Old Norse, etc.), and West Germanic (English, Dutch, German, Yiddish, Frisian, etc.)

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Germanic

adjective

a. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Germany or its people, language, or culture.
b. Of or relating to the Teutons.
Of or relating to the branch of the Indo-European language family that comprises North Germanic, West Germanic, and the extinct East Germanic.
Of or relating to a member of a Germanic-speaking people.

noun

The Germanic branch of Indo-European.

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Adjective

Of or containing germanium.
Containing germanium with a valence of 4.

Proper noun

(linguistics) The early, undocumented language from which other Germanic languages such as German, English, Dutch and Scandinavian languages developed.
(linguistics) The group of Indo-European languages that developed from Germanic.

Adjective

(comparative more Germanic, superlative most Germanic)

Having German characteristics.
He arrived with Germanic punctuality.
Relating to the Germanic peoples (such as Germans, Scandinavians or Anglo-Saxons).
a Germanic tribe
(linguistics) Relating to the language or group of languages known as Germanic.
a Germanic language

Origin

From Latin Germānicus.

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