Germanic
Germanic 英 [dʒɜ:ˈmænɪk] 美 [dʒɜrˈmænɪk]
adj. 德国的；德语的；日耳曼人的；日耳曼语的 n. 日耳曼语
名词复数:germanics
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- adj. 德国的；德语的；日耳曼人的；日耳曼语的
- n. 日耳曼语
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1. Long before English was English the roots of this word were likely Germanic.
在英语还未成形之前，这个词的词根可能源于德语。
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2. In Proto-Germanic mythology, the god Odin would host a great hunting party for the gods and fallen warriors each year at Yule.
在德国古老的神话中，欧丁神会在圣诞节那天为众神和死去的勇士举办盛大的狩猎狂欢会。
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3. While the wise Old English had ditched W, the French had adopted it, particularly the French with some kind of Germanic roots.
而聪明的古英语抛弃了W时，法国人却把它拿来用了，特别有是有德国血统的法国人。
- Germanic (adj.) 1630s, "of Germany or Germans," from Latin Germanicus, from Germani (see German (n.)). From 1773 as "of the Teutonic race;" from 1842 especially with reference to the language family that includes German, Dutch, English, etc. As a noun, the name of that language family, by 1892, replacing earlier Teutonic. Germanical is attested from 1550s.
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