1. (

• Germanic ,
• Germanic_language

) a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic ;

1. (

• Germanic

) of or relating to the language of Germans; "the Germanic sound shifts" ;

2. (

• Teutonic ,
• Germanic ,

) of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages; "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British"; "Germanic mythology" ;