Indo-Germanic

American  

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

adjective

1. Indo-European (no longer current).

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Indo-Germanic British  

adjective

1. 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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Indo-Germanic

Veit, a suburb of Vienna, on an oolitic cliff, a terraced settlement of an early Indo-Germanic tribe, dated at perhaps 2500 B. C., was discovered by an expedition directed by Professor Joseph Bayer.

From Time Magazine Archive

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 The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max

In the verbs the termination m for the first singular at once explains itself, and the n of the third plural is the Indo-Germanic nti.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various

Anglo-Saxonica, with an Introductory Ethnographical Essay, Copious Notes, Critical and Explanatory, and a Glossary in which are shown the Indo-Germanic and other Affinities of the Language.

From Eureka: A Prose Poem by Poe, Edgar A.

In any case it is clear that many of the oldest forms which Armenian shared with other Indo-Germanic dialects were lost and replaced by forms of which the origin is obscure.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 5 "Arculf" to "Armour, Philip" by Various