a subbranch of Germanic that includes English, Frisian, Flemish, Dutch, Plattdeutsch, Yiddish, and German.
Abbreviation: WGmc.
2.
of or pertaining to this subbranch of Germanic.
Origin
1890-95
British Dictionary definitions for West Germanic
West Germanic
noun
1.
a subbranch of the Germanic languages that consists of English, Frisian, Dutch, Flemish, Afrikaans, Low German, German, Yiddish, and their associated dialects