North Germanic vs Germanic

Germanic vs North Germanic

North Germanic and Germanic both are nouns.

North Germanic is not an adjective while Germanic is an adjective.

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

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

North Germanic: 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 North Germanic include Germanic language.

North Germanic (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

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

Difference between North Germanic and Germanic

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