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Learn to pronounce West Ger·man·ic

/ˌwes(t) jərˈmanik/
noun
the western group of Germanic languages, comprising High and Low German, Dutch, Frisian, and English.

adjective
relating to West Germanic.

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West Germanic from en.wikipedia.org
Within Europe, the three most prevalent West Germanic languages are English, German, and Dutch. Frisian, spoken by about 450,000 people, constitutes a fourth ...

West Germanic languages

Language family
The West Germanic languages constitute the largest of the three branches of the Germanic family of languages. Wikipedia
Geographic distribution: Originally between the Rhine, Alps, Elbe, and North Sea; today worldwide
ISO 639-5: gmw
Linguistic classification: Indo-European > Germanic > West Germanic
West Germanic from www.britannica.com
West Germanic languages, group of Germanic languages that developed in the region of the North Sea, Rhine-Weser, and Elbe. Out of the many local West ...
West Germanic from www.britannica.com
West Germanic languages - Germanic, Indo-European, Dialects: German is spoken throughout a large area in central Europe, where it is the national language ...
West Germanic from en.wikipedia.org
The West Germanic languages include the three most widely spoken Germanic languages: English with around 360–400 million native speakers; German, with over 100 ...