Scandinavian vs Germanic

Germanic vs Scandinavian

Scandinavian and Germanic both are nouns.

Scandinavian and Germanic both are adjectives.

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

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

Scandinavian: 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 Scandinavian include Germanic language.

Scandinavian (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
an inhabitant of Scandinavia

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

Difference between Scandinavian and Germanic

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