/ dʒɜːˈmænɪk; NAmE dʒɜːrˈm-/ adjective
1.
connected with or considered typical of Germany or its people :
She had an almost Germanic regard for order.
2.
connected with the language family that includes German, English, Dutch and Swedish among others
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from Latin Germanicus , from Germanus , used to designate related peoples of central and northern Europe, a name perhaps given by Celts to their neighbours.