Proto-Germanic: Meaning and Definition of

Pro•to-Ger•man•ic

Pronunciation: (prō"tō-jur-man'ik), [key]
— n.
  1. the unattested prehistoric parent language of the Germanic languages; Germanic.
—adj.
  1. of or pertaining to Proto-Germanic.
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