Indo-European language vs Germanic

Germanic vs Indo-European language

Indo-European language and Germanic both are nouns.

Indo-European language is not an adjective while Germanic is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Indo-European language	Yes	No	No	No
Germanic	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

Indo-European language: the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
Germanic: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic

Other hyponyms of Indo-European language include PIE, Proto-Indo European, Proto-Indo European language, Albanian, Albanian language, Armenian, Armenian language, Illyrian, Thraco-Phrygian, Balto-Slavic, Balto-Slavic language, Balto-Slavonic, Germanic language, Celtic, Celtic language, Italic, Italic language, Tocharian, Indo-Iranian, Indo-Iranian language, Anatolian, Anatolian language, Greek, Hellenic, Hellenic language, Centum language.

Indo-European language (noun)	Germanic (noun)
the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia	a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic

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

Difference between Indo-European language and Germanic

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