Proto-Germanic

== English == === Etymology === From proto- + Germanic. === Pronunciation === enPR: prō′tō-jûr-măn′ĭk (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɹəʊ̯.təʊ̯.d͡ʒɜːˈmæn.ɪk/, /ˌpɹəʊ̯.təʊ̯.d͡ʒɜːˈman.ɪk/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌpɹoʊ̯.toʊ̯.d͡ʒɜɹˈmæn.ɪk/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌpɹəʉ̯.təʉ̯.d͡ʒɜːˈmæn.ɪk/, /ˌpɹɐʉ̯.tɐʉ̯.d͡ʒɜːˈmæn.ɪk/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌpɹɐʉ̯.tɐʉ̯.d͡ʒøːˈmɛn.ək/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌpɹo.to.d͡ʒɛɹˈman.ɪk/ (India) IPA(key): /ˌpɾoː.ʈoː.d͡ʒɜː(ɾ)ˈma(ː)n.ɪk/, /ˌpɾoː.ʈoː.d͡ʒɛɾˈma(ː)n.ɪk/, /ˌpɾoː.ʈoː.d͡ʒəɾˈma(ː)n.ɪk/ Rhymes: -ænɪk Hyphenation: Pro‧to-Ger‧man‧ic === Proper noun === Proto-Germanic (linguistics) Hypothetical prehistoric ancestor language of all Germanic languages, including English; a descendant of Proto-Indo-European. Synonyms: Common Germanic, Germanic (“proto-language”), (abbreviation) PGmc, Ur-Germanic ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Proto-Germanic terms === Further reading === “Proto-Germanic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.