"Ur-Germanic" meaning in All languages combined

See Ur-Germanic on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From ur- (“original”) + Germanic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ur|Germanic|t1=original}} ur- (“original”) + Germanic Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Ur-Germanic}} Ur-Germanic
  1. (linguistics) Hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language of all Germanic languages, including English; Proto-Germanic. Categories (topical): Languages, Linguistics Synonyms: Common Germanic, Germanic, Proto-Germanic, Urgermanic, Urgermanish Related terms: The category of Proto-Germanic on Wiktionary
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