What is the meaning of Germanic?

noun

  • A branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic.

adjective

  • Of or relating to the language of Germans.
    • usage: "the Germanic sound shifts"
  • Of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages.
    • usage: "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British"; "Germanic mythology"
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