german
adjective
having the same father and mother, as a full brother or sister (usually used in combination).
pre-German
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a word derived from
German.
Example Sentences
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Had this been affected in the earliest Germanic or West-Germanic period, we should have had a pre-German alternation fot: föti; this older ö could not well have resulted in ue.
From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Edward Sapir
