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Proto-Germanic

proto-language of the Germanic languages
Intangible proto_language Q669623
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Proto-Germanic

Summary

Proto-Germanic is a proto-language[1]. Proto-Germanic ranks in the top 3% of proto_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,055 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Proto-Germanic's instance of is recorded as proto-language[3].
  • Proto-Germanic's instance of is recorded as hypothetical entity[4].
  • Proto-Germanic followed Proto-Indo-European[5].
  • Proto-Germanic was followed by Proto-Norse[6].
  • Proto-Germanic is a type of Germanic languages[7].
  • Proto-Germanic's said to be the same as is recorded as Germanic languages[8].
  • Proto-Germanic's said to be the same as is recorded as Old Germanic[9].
  • Proto-Germanic's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Proto-Germanic language[10].
  • Proto-Germanic's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://linguistics.stackexchange.com/tags/proto-germanic[11].
  • Proto-Germanic's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'PGmc'}[12].
  • Proto-Germanic's indigenous to is recorded as Germanic people[13].
  • Proto-Germanic's exact match is recorded as https://wold.clld.org/language/290[14].
  • Proto-Germanic's has grammatical case is recorded as nominative case[15].
  • Proto-Germanic's has grammatical case is recorded as accusative case[16].
  • Proto-Germanic's has grammatical case is recorded as genitive case[17].
  • Proto-Germanic's has grammatical case is recorded as dative case[18].
  • Proto-Germanic's has grammatical case is recorded as vocative case[19].
  • Proto-Germanic's has grammatical case is recorded as instrumental case[20].
  • Proto-Germanic's has tense is recorded as present tense[21].
  • Proto-Germanic's has tense is recorded as past tense[22].
  • Proto-Germanic's has grammatical mood is recorded as indicative[23].
  • Proto-Germanic's has grammatical mood is recorded as subjunctive[24].
  • Proto-Germanic's has grammatical mood is recorded as imperative[25].
  • Proto-Germanic's linguistic typology is recorded as fusional language[26].
  • Proto-Germanic's has grammatical gender is recorded as feminine[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include proto-language[3] and hypothetical entity[4]. Proto-Germanic is a type of Germanic languages[7].

Why It Matters

Proto-Germanic ranks in the top 3% of proto_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,055 views/month).[2] Proto-Germanic has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Proto-Germanic is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . General Finnish Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 21d ago · Blockhaj · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → Germanic languages, Old Germanic
    Writing system → ['Q2005583', 'Q4891256']
    Follows → Proto-Indo-European
    Short name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'PGmc'}
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P155]]: [[Q37178]]"
  2. 21d ago · Blockhaj · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Follows → —
    Has tense → present tense, past tense
    Has grammatical gender → feminine, masculine, neuter
    Instance of → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P155]]: [[Q139730909]]"
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