Pre-Germanic may refer to
*the predecessor of Common Germanic, see
Germanic parent language
*a language spoken before the arrival of Germanic speakers during the Migration period, see
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Germanic substrate hypothesis
The Germanic substrate hypothesis attempts to explain the purportedly distinctive nature of the Germanic languages within the context of the Indo-European languages. Based on the elements of Common Germanic vocabulary and syntax which do not seem ...
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Pre-Indo-European (disambiguation) Pre-Indo-European means "preceding Indo-European languages".
Pre-Indo-European may refer to:
* Pre-Indo-European languages, several (not necessarily related) ancient languages in prehistoric Europe and South Asia before the arrival of Indo-European ...
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