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Indo-Germanic

Inˊdo-Ger-man′ic

,
Adj.
[
Indo-
+
Germanic
.]
1.
Same as
Aryan
, and
Indo-European
.
2.
Pertaining to or denoting the Teutonic family of languages as related to the Sanskrit, or derived from the ancient Aryan language.

Definition 2024


Indo-Germanic

Indo-Germanic

English

Proper noun

Indo-Germanic

  1. (dated, linguistics) Indo-European (major language family)
  2. (dated, linguistics) Proto-Indo-European (hypothetical language)

Adjective

Indo-Germanic (not comparable)

  1. (dated, linguistics) Indo-European

References

  1. 1 2 Winfred P. Lehmann, Historical Linguistics: An Introduction (2013, ISBN 1136902163), page 67: "Since the Germanic family is located farthest to the north and west, many scholars, especially in Germany, label the family Indo-Germanic by the designation proposed in 1810 by Conrad Malte-Brun."
  2. The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European (2006, ISBN 0191058122)