germanistics

Questions

What does germanistics mean?

German studies

Where does germanistics come from?

Calque of German Germanistik. By surface analysis, German + -ist + -ics, or also by surface analysis, Germanist + -ics or also by surface analysis, German + -istics.

How to pronounce germanistics

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