KnowraGermanic languagesLinked fromLinked fromThe 20 pages that link to Germanic languages, each with the reason it gives.All 20Broader topic 4Related 1Narrower topic 13Compared with 2Jacob GrimmNarrower topic: Comparing these languages gave Jacob evidence for historical relationships and sound change.Grimm's lawNarrower topic: Their shared consonant correspondences preserve the outcomes of Grimm's law.Germanic peoplesNarrower topic: Language relationships provide the clearest shared thread among many peoples called Germanic.West Germanic languagesNarrower topic: West Germanic is one of the three principal branches of this larger family.North Germanic languagesNarrower topic: This broader family places North Germanic alongside West and East Germanic branches.Old High GermanNarrower topic: This family supplies the deeper linguistic ancestry of Old High German.High German consonant shiftNarrower topic: Comparing Germanic cognates makes the shift's distinctive consonant outcomes visible.Interpretatio germanicaNarrower topic: Their weekday vocabulary preserves the divine substitutions across generations.Gothic languageNarrower topic: Gothic is an early-attested member of this language family.Scandinavian languagesNarrower topic: The Scandinavian group belongs to this wider family.German dialectsNarrower topic: German dialects developed within this wider family of related languages.Gothic BibleNarrower topic: Gothic is an early-attested member of this language family.History of EnglishNarrower topic: English is one member of this wider family, not an isolated development.