Germanistics

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Germanistics

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Calque of German Germanistik. By surface analysis, German + -ist + -ics, or also by surface analysis, Germanist + -ics or also by surface analysis, German + -istics.

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rare, uncountable German studies

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"Germanistics." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/germanistics. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Germanistics. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/germanistics

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"Germanistics." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/germanistics.

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@misc{germanistics_2026,
  title = {Germanistics},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/germanistics},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}