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proto-west germanic

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-west- ger-man-ic
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

adj

Relating to the Proto-West Germanic protolanguage.

Etymology

From proto- + West Germanic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Proto-West Germanic (comparative) most Proto-West Germanic (superlative)

Questions

What does proto-west germanic mean?
The reconstructed ancestor of all West Germanic languages, including English, Scots, Frisian, Dutch, German, and Afrikaans, among others.
Where does proto-west germanic come from?
From proto- + West Germanic.

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