Germanic origins

English prior to about 1100

a person of Anglo-Saxon (especially British) descent whose native tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced by English culture…

English prior to about 1100

the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"

the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"

the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"

a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language

a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language

the West Germanic language of the Netherlands

the West Germanic language of the Netherlands

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwe…

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwe…

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"

the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic

the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic

of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages; "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British"; "Germanic mytholog…

the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"

hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic

the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic

the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"

the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"

hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"

belonging to one by birth; "my native land"; "one's native language"

the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland

of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures; "Norse sagas"; "Norse nomads"

the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland

the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland

the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland

of a very early stage in development; "Old English is also called Anglo Saxon"; "Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to th…

English prior to about 1100

the extinct Germanic language of medieval Scandinavia and Iceland from about to 700 to 1350

the extinct Germanic language of medieval Scandinavia and Iceland from about to 700 to 1350

of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures; "Norse sagas"; "Norse nomads"

the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland

the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland

the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"

of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages; "Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British"; "Germanic mytholog…

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"

occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"

the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"

the sacred writings of the Christian religions; "he went to carry the Word to the heathen"

the English language as used in the United States

the English language as used in the United States

the English language as used in the United States

comprises the Mercian and Northumbrian dialects, two of the major dialects of Old English often classified together as the Anglian dialects

English as spoken in the UK

the English language as used in Canada

a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Denmark

a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands

one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch

a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Iceland

a Scandinavian language that is spoken in Norway

a Scandinavian language that is the official language of Sweden and one of two official languages of Finland

English as spoken in the UK

of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the…