West Germanic
noun
a subbranch of Germanic that includes English, Frisian, Flemish, Dutch, Plattdeutsch, Yiddish, and German. Abbreviation: WGmc
adjective
of or relating to this subbranch of Germanic.
Origin of West Germanic
First recorded in 1890–95
British Dictionary definitions for west germanic
West Germanic
noun
a subbranch of the Germanic languages that consists of English, Frisian, Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans, Low German, German, Yiddish, and their associated dialects