Norse vs Germanic language

Germanic language vs Norse

Norse and Germanic language both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

Norse (noun)	Germanic language (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 language (adjective)
of or relating to Norway or its people or culture or language
of or relating to Scandinavia or its peoples or cultures

Difference between Norse and Germanic language

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