Germanic vs North Germanic language

North Germanic language vs Germanic

Germanic and North Germanic language both are nouns.

Germanic is an adjective but North Germanic language is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Germanic	Yes	Yes	No	No
North Germanic language	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, North Germanic language is a hyponym of Germanic; that is, North Germanic language is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Germanic:

Germanic: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic
North Germanic language: the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland

Other hyponyms of Germanic include West Germanic, West Germanic language, Proto-Norse, Proto-Norse language, Old Norse, Old Norse language, Nordic, Norse, North Germanic, Scandinavian, Scandinavian language, East Germanic, East Germanic language.

Germanic (noun)	North Germanic language (noun)
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic	the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland

Germanic (adjective)	North Germanic language (adjective)
of or relating to the language of Germans
of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages

Difference between Germanic and North Germanic language

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