Proto-West Germanic

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Proto-West Germanic

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From proto- + West Germanic.

proper noun

  1. The reconstructed ancestor of all West Germanic languages, including English, Scots, Frisian, Dutch, German, and Afrikaans, among others.

adjective more Proto-West Germanic · most Proto-West Germanic

  1. Relating to the Proto-West Germanic protolanguage.

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Русскийпраза̀падногерма́нский prazàpadnogermánskij

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@misc{proto_west_germanic_2026,
  title = {Proto-West Germanic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/proto-west%20germanic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}