I. (ˌ)jər-ˈma-nik adjective
Date: 1633
1. : german
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Germanic-speaking peoples
3. : of, relating to, or constituting Germanic
II. noun
Date: 1892
: a branch of the Indo-European language family containing English, German, Dutch, Afrikaans, Frisian, the Scandinavian languages, and Gothic — see Indo-European languages table