Proto-Germanic language
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| + | '''Proto-Germanic''' (often abbreviated '''PGmc.'''), or '''Common Germanic''', as it is sometimes known, is the unattested, [[linguistic reconstruction|reconstructed]] common ancestor ([[proto-language]]) of all the [[Germanic languages]] such as modern [[English language|English]], [[Frisian languages|Frisian]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[Afrikaans language|Afrikaans]], [[German language|German]], [[Luxembourgish language|Luxembourgish]], [[Danish language|Danish]], [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]], [[Faroese language|Faroese]], and [[Swedish language|Swedish]]. | ||
| - | The term '''''man''''' (from [[Proto-Germanic]] ''*mannaz'' or ''*manwaz'' "man, person") and words derived from it can designate any or even all of the [[human race]] regardless of their sex or age. This is indeed the oldest usage of "man". The word developed into [[Old English language|Old English]] ''man, mann'' "human being, person," (cf. also [[German language|German]] ''Mann'', [[Old Norse]] ''maðr'', [[Gothic language|Gothic]] ''manna'' "man"). The native English term for an adult male was ''[[were|wer]]''. The native English form of the "earthling" designation cognate to Latin ''homo'' was ''guma''. | + | ==See also== |
| - | '''''*Mannaz''''' or '''''*Manwaz''''' is also the [[Proto-Germanic language|Proto-Germanic]] reconstructed name of the ''m''-[[Runic alphabet|rune]]. | + | *[[Pre-Germanic]] |
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Proto-Germanic (often abbreviated PGmc.), or Common Germanic, as it is sometimes known, is the unattested, reconstructed common ancestor (proto-language) of all the Germanic languages such as modern English, Frisian, Dutch, Afrikaans, German, Luxembourgish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Faroese, and Swedish.
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