Proto-West Germanic

English

Etymology

From proto- +‎ West Germanic.

Proper noun

Proto-West Germanic

  1. (linguistics) The reconstructed ancestor of all West Germanic languages, including English, Scots, Frisian, Dutch, German, and Afrikaans, among others.

Adjective

Proto-West Germanic (comparative more Proto-West Germanic, superlative most Proto-West Germanic)

  1. (linguistics) Relating to the Proto-West Germanic protolanguage.

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