Proto-Germanic

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Proto-Germanic

/ˌpɹəʊ̯.təʊ̯.d͡ʒɜːˈmæn.ɪk/ UK
/ˌpɹəʊ̯.təʊ̯.d͡ʒəˈmæn.ɪk/ UK
/ˌpɹoʊ̯.toʊ̯.d͡ʒɜɹˈmæn.ɪk/ Canada, US
/ˌpɹəʉ̯.təʉ̯.d͡ʒəˈmæn.ɪk/ Australia
/ˌpɹəʉ̯.təʉ̯.d͡ʒɜːˈmæn.ɪk/ Australia
/ˌpɹɐʉ̯.tɐʉ̯.d͡ʒøːˈmɛn.ək/ New Zealand
/ˌpɹɐʉ̯.tɐʉ̯.d͡ʒəˈmɛn.ək/ New Zealand
/ˌpɹo.to.d͡ʒɛɹˈman.ɪk/ Scotland
/ˌpɾoː.ʈoː.d͡ʒɜː(ɾ)ˈma(ː)n.ɪk/ India
/ˌpɾoː.ʈoː.d͡ʒɛɾˈma(ː)n.ɪk/ India
/ˌpɾoː.ʈoː.d͡ʒəɾˈma(ː)n.ɪk/ India

Rhymes with -ænɪk

proper noun

Hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language of all Germanic languages, including English; a descendant of Proto-Indo-European.
Similar: Common Germanic, Germanic, PGmc, Ur-Germanic

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name hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language — see also Germanic

Español	protogermánico
한국어	게르만조어 Gereumanjo'eo
日本語	ゲルマン祖語 Geruman-sogo
हिन्दी	आदिम-जर्मनिक ādim-jarmanik
Português	protogermânico
Français	proto-germanique
Deutsch	Urgermanisch, urgermanische Sprache
Italiano	proto-germanico, protogermanico
Română	protogermanică
Русский	прагерма́нский pragermánskij

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@misc{proto_germanic_2026,
  title = {Proto-Germanic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/proto-germanic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}