Indo-Germanic
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Indo-Germanic
First recorded in 1825–35
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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
Their language is regarded by scholars as an off-shoot of the Iranian branch of the Indo-Germanic group of languages.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume II (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
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
An Indo-Germanic column had entered it from the east, and had separated into two portions the occupants it had encountered, driving one to the north, the other to the south-west.
From History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition by John William Draper
Diez’s grammar of the Romance languages is founded entirely on its methods, which have also exerted a profound influence on the wider study of the Indo-Germanic languages in general.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various
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