the hypothetical prehistoric language from which all the Germanic languages, including English, are thought to be descended
Proto-Germanic
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Proto-Germanic
noun
The reconstructed prehistoric ancestor of the Germanic languages.
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Proper noun
- Hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language of all Germanic languages, including English.
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