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 Indo-European (no longer current).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

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

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 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

Closely interwoven with these elements of Indo-Germanic origin we find the ancient Eastern doctrine which ascribes disease to demoniac possession.

From Project Gutenberg

The state of civilization of the Indo-Germanic column, as thus ascertained, must needs have been inferior to that of the centre from which it issued forth.

From Project Gutenberg