Added 7 October 2026 germanic /d͡ʒɜːˈmæn.ɪk/ noun Categories: LanguageUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about germanic at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic. adjective Of or relating to the language of Germans. the Germanic sound shifts Of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages. Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British Related Words: germanteutonicholyprotoromanodeutschalemannicsaxonanglo-saxonteutonlow-german Back to today's word