West Germanic language vs English

English vs West Germanic language

West Germanic language and English both are nouns.

West Germanic language is not an adjective while English is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
West Germanic language	Yes	No	No	No
English	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, English is a hyponym of West Germanic language; that is, English is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than West Germanic language:

West Germanic language: a branch of the Germanic languages
English: an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

Other hyponyms of West Germanic language include English language, German, German language, High German, High German language, Low German, Plattdeutsch, Dutch, Dutch language, Frisian, Frisian language.

West Germanic language (noun)	English (noun)
a branch of the Germanic languages	the discipline that studies the English language and literature
	an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
	(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist
	the people of England

West Germanic language (adjective)	English (adjective)
	of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people
	of or relating to the English language

Difference between West Germanic language and English

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