Proto-Germanic
[proh-toh-jer-man-ik] /ˌproʊ toʊ dʒərˈmæn ɪk/
noun
1.
the unattested prehistoric parent language of the Germanic languages; Germanic.
adjective
2.
of or relating to Proto-Germanic.
Proto-Germanic
noun
1.
the prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Germanic languages
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