North Sea Germanic

proper noun

A subgrouping of West Germanic languages.

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A subgrouping of West Germanic languages.

    Particularly important for the question of West Germanic unity are the position and composition of Ingvaeonic or North Sea Germanic, the latter term now tending to prevail over the former.

    2018, Robert D. Fulk, A Comparative Grammar of the Early Germanic Languages, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →DOI, page 18
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APA

North Sea Germanic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Sea%20Germanic

MLA

“North Sea Germanic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Sea%20Germanic. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “North Sea Germanic,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/North%20Sea%20Germanic.

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