Norse vs Germanic

Germanic vs Norse

Norse and Germanic both are nouns.

Norse and Germanic both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Norse	Yes	Yes	No	No
Germanic	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, Germanic is a hypernym of Norse; that is, Germanic is a word with a broader meaning than Norse:

Norse: the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland
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 hypernyms of Norse include Germanic language.

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

Norse (adjective)	Germanic (adjective)
of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language	of or relating to the language of Germans
of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures	of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages

Difference between Norse and Germanic

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