Celto-Germanic

[ kel-toh-jer-man-ik, sel- ]

/ ˈkɛl toʊ dʒərˈmæn ɪk, ˈsɛl- /

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adjective

having the characteristics of both the Celtic and Germanic peoples.

pertaining to or designating a style of art developed in northern and western Europe from about the 5th to 9th centuries a.d., chiefly characterized by the use of recognizable human or animal motifs elaborated into complex interlaced patterns.

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Also Celt·ic-German·ic

[kel-tik-jer-man-ik, sel-] /ˈkɛl tɪk dʒərˈmæn ɪk, ˈsɛl-/ .

Words nearby Celto-Germanic

Celtic cross, Celticism, Celticist, Celtic Sea, Celto-, Celto-Germanic, celtuce, celure, CEMA, cembalo, cement

How to use Celto-Germanic in a sentence

Yes, as a figure, “Santa Claus” has his roots in early Christian Europe, Dutch folklore, and Germanic paganism.
Yes, Megyn Kelly, Santa Can Be Black (and Jesus, Too)|Jamelle Bouie|December 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Italian unification in 1861 married the Germanic north with the Latin south.
The Euro Crisis Not a Racial-Fable|David Frum|June 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“For me to learn any Romance or Germanic dialect, just put me in the environment, and it would come alive,” he said.
Adventures with an Extreme Polyglot: Excerpt from 'Babel No More'|Michael Erard|January 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I know the play started in England and is now in America, but there is a slightly Germanic quality to it.
Ken Lay Lives!|Kevin Sessums|April 26, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Matzo ball soup is definitely American, but also Eastern European and Germanic and French.
Secrets of the Ultimate Jewish Mother|Sarah Whitman-Salkin|September 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The great mass of the words are traceable to Latin etyma, as in all Romance dialects a large portion of Germanic words are found.
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer
Another interesting subject was brought before the house by Mr. Lytton Bulwer, relating to the Germanic states.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
His greatness and his simplicity, his humanity and his religious faith, are typical of the Germanic race.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V|John Lord
In the case of English, the original Germanic tongue has become almost unrecognizable under the heavy burden of foreign words.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener
The arguments for a Germanic origin are attractive, but hardly convincing, and anything but conclusive.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe|John M. Tyler