adj
Germanic
jur-MAN-ihk
adj
1
Relating to the Germanic peoples, such as Germans, Scandinavians, or Anglo-Saxons, or to their family of languages.
"English, German, and Swedish are all Germanic languages."
name
1
The family of related languages descended from a common ancestral language, including English, German, Dutch, and the Scandinavian languages.
"Linguists group English under Germanic rather than Romance languages."
How to Use Germanic
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishBelonging to the language family and cultural group that includes English, German, Dutch, and the Scandinavian languages.
Common pairings
Germanic languages
Germanic tribes
Proto-Germanic
Word Forms
more Germanic comparative, Germanics plural, most Germanic superlative
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Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin germanicus, built on "German" plus the adjective ending "-ic."