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# germanic

adjective (Germanic — usually with a capital G)

«germanic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Germanic describes the family of languages that includes English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and Icelandic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germanic/#m1)
2. Germanic describes the ancient peoples of northern Europe, such as the Angles, Saxons, Goths and Vikings, and their cultures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germanic/#m2)
3. Germanic can mean typical of Germany or German people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germanic/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history lessons the Anglo-Saxons were Germanic peoples who came to Britain and brought Old English. In English lessons, many everyday words (house, mother, water, eat) have Germanic roots, while many long words come from Latin or French. Phrases: «Germanic languages», «Germanic tribes», «Germanic roots».

### Examples

- English is a Germanic language. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germanic/#x1)
- The Angles and Saxons were Germanic tribes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germanic/#x2)
- German, Dutch and Swedish are Germanic languages too. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germanic/#x3)
- Many short English words have Germanic roots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germanic/#x4)
- The Vikings spoke a Germanic language called Old Norse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germanic/#x5)
- «Water» and «Wasser» show the Germanic link. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germanic/#x6)
- The Romans fought Germanic tribes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germanic/#x7)
- The old castle had a Germanic look. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germanic/#x8)

### Note

Usually written with a capital G: Germanic. Germanic ≠ German: German is one language; Germanic is the whole family. English is Germanic but has borrowed a huge number of words from French and Latin.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «germanic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/germanic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«germanic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/germanic.html) on Mova free.