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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language of all Germanic languages, including English.

Synonyms

All synonyms

common germanicgermanicproto-teutonicur-germanic

Example

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"‘Wezel’ is the Dutch for ‘weasel’. Both are derived from the Proto-Germanic *wisulǭ."

Etymology

From proto- + Germanic.

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