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Northwest Germanic
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English
Proper noun
Northwest Germanic
en linguistics The branch of the Germanic language family consisting of the North Germanic and West Germanic languages combined. This includes all modern Germanic languages, and all ancient Germanic languages except for East Germanic (which includes primarily Gothic).
The presumed unattested ancestor of these languages (more properly called en Northwest Proto-Germanic or en Proto-Northwest Germanic).
Adjective
en adjective Northwest Germanic
Of or relating to these languages.
Related terms
en East Germanic
en North Germanic
en West Germanic
Translations
Dutch: nl Noordwest-Germaans
en Language families