English
Germanist
Germanist comes from German Germanist ‘a scholar of or proponent of Germanic law’, and goes back to English Romanist.
- English1500–presentRomanist‘scholar of Romance languages’
- Germanc. 1650–presentGermanist‘a scholar of or proponent of Germanic law’
- Englishearliest quotation 2005same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentRomanist‘scholar of Romance languages’
- Germanc. 1650–presentGermanist‘a scholar of or proponent of Germanic law’
- Englishearliest quotation 2005same form
Earliest quotation: 2005, 1995, The Barbarian invasions: “The Germanist view also led to the description of…”
Every English word from English Romanist
Today it means
noun A person who studies the Germanic languages, the associated literatures and/or cultures.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English Romanist / Germanist