Indo-Germanic

American

[in-doh-jer-man-ik] / ˈɪn doʊ dʒərˈmæn ɪk /

adjective

Indo-European (no longer current).

Indo-Germanic British

adjective

obsolete another term for Indo-European

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Etymology

Origin of Indo-Germanic

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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Witches were simply Earth mothers and practitioners of a traditional Indo-Germanic religion that Judeo-Christianity tried to eradicate.

From Washington Post

Their language is regarded by scholars as an off-shoot of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Germanic group of languages.

From Project Gutenberg

The character of the language of the Thracians and Illyrians, remains of which are preserved in Rumanisch and Albanian, places it in the Indo-Germanic family.

From Project Gutenberg

It is from this strong external and internal resemblance, these languages have received the appellation of the Indo-Germanic.

From Project Gutenberg

All mythical belief in gods of the Indo-Germanic peoples seems to have arisen out of a poetical view and dramatic personification of the powers of nature.

From Project Gutenberg

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