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Northwest Germanic

Northwest Germanic proper noun: 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).

Proper noun

Northwest Germanic

  1. 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).
  2. The presumed unattested ancestor of these languages (more properly called Northwest Proto-Germanic or Proto-Northwest Germanic).

Adjective

Northwest Germanic

  1. Of or relating to these languages.

Questions about Northwest Germanic

What does Northwest Germanic mean?
Northwest Germanic means 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).
What part of speech is Northwest Germanic?
Northwest Germanic can be a proper noun or an adjective.

Words near Northwest Germanic in the dictionary

  1. northwest
  2. Northwest Angle
  3. Northwest Arctic Borough
  4. northwest by north
  5. northwest by west
  6. Northwest Germanic
  7. Northwest Imperative
  8. Northwest Passage
  9. Northwest Territorial Imperative
  10. Northwest Territories
  11. Northwest Territory

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