Germanic
1 of 2adjective
Ger·man·ic (ˌ)jər-ˈma-nik 
1
: german
2
: of, relating to, or characteristic of the Germanic-speaking peoples
3
: of, relating to, or constituting Germanic
Germanic
2 of 2noun
: a branch of the Indo-European language family containing English, German, Dutch, Afrikaans, Frisian, the Scandinavian languages, and Gothic see Indo-European Languages Table
Example Sentences
Adjective Germanic languages, such as German, English, Dutch, and the Scandinavian languages.
Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1539, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun
1718, in the meaning defined above