germanic
/dʒərˈmænɪk/
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- Relating to the ancient or modern Germanic peoples, their languages, or their culture.
- Many Germanic myths were recorded in medieval Icelandic texts.
- The Germanic tribes spread across much of northern Europe during the first millennium.
- English is a Germanic language, sharing roots with German and Dutch.
- Relating to the branch of the Indo-European language family that includes English, German, Dutch, and the Scandinavian languages.
- The Germanic language family is divided into North, West, and East branches.
- Swedish and Norwegian are both North Germanic languages.
- Linguists study how Germanic languages evolved from a common ancestor.
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