East Germanic


noun
  1. a branch of the Germanic languages no longer extant, comprising Gothic and probably others of which there are no written records. Abbreviation: EGmc

Origin of East Germanic

1
First recorded in 1900–05

Words Nearby East Germanic

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British Dictionary definitions for East Germanic

East Germanic

noun
  1. a subbranch of the Germanic languages: now extinct. The only member of which records survive is Gothic

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