West Germanic
noun
a subbranch of Germanic that includes English, Frisian, Flemish, Dutch, Plattdeutsch, Yiddish, and German. Abbreviations: WGmc, W. Gmc.
adjective
of or relating to this subbranch of Germanic.
Origin of West Germanic
1First recorded in 1890–95
Words Nearby West Germanic
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British Dictionary definitions for West Germanic
West Germanic
noun
a subbranch of the Germanic languages that consists of English, Frisian, Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans, Low German, German, Yiddish, and their associated dialects
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