germanic

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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
adjective of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages

From germanium + -ic.

Metrik_, p. 49,—the latter for Germanic relations. — The Beginnings of Poetry, Francis Barton Gummere
The degeneration of the Germanic spirit is ascribed to its influence. — The Birth of Tragedy; or, Hellenism and Pessimism, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
The rest were transferred to the Germanic, and reached New York the 12th of June. — Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897, Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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