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West Germanic
noun
- a subbranch of Germanic that includes English, Frisian, Flemish, Dutch, Plattdeutsch, Yiddish, and German. : WGmc, W. Gmc.
adjective
- of or relating to this subbranch of Germanic.
West Germanic
noun
- a subbranch of the Germanic languages that consists of English, Frisian, Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans, Low German, German, Yiddish, and their associated dialects
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Word History and Origins
Origin of West Germanic1
First recorded in 1890–95
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