Germanic

/dʒərˈmænɪk/

/dʒəˈmænɪk/

Other forms: Germanics; Germanically

Definitions of Germanic

1. adjective

   of or relating to the language of Germans
   “the Germanic sound shifts”
2. noun

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

   types:

   West Germanic, West Germanic language

   a branch of the Germanic languages

   Proto-Norse

   the Germanic language of Scandinavia up until about 700

   Old Norse

   the extinct Germanic language of medieval Scandinavia and Iceland from about to 700 to 1350

   Nordic, Norse, North Germanic, North Germanic language, Scandinavian, Scandinavian language

   the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland

   East Germanic, East Germanic language

   an extinct branch of the Germanic languages

   English, English language

   an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

   German, German language, High German

   the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic

   Low German, Plattdeutsch

   a German dialect spoken in northern Germany

   Dutch

   the West Germanic language of the Netherlands

   Old Icelandic

   the extinct dialect of Old Norse that was spoken in Iceland up until about 1600

   Danish

   a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark

   Icelandic

   a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Iceland

   Norwegian

   a Scandinavian language that is spoken in Norway

   Swedish

   a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Sweden and one of two official languages of Finland

   Faeroese, Faroese

   a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands

   Frisian

   a West Germanic language spoken in Friesland in the northwestern Netherlands; a near relative of English

   Gothic

   extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas

   type of:

   Indo-European, Indo-European language, Indo-Hittite

   the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
3. adjective

   of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages
   “Germanic mythology”

   synonyms: Teutonic