east germanic language

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1. an extinct branch of the Germanic languages (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	germanic, germanic language,
definition	:	a branch of the Indo-European family of languages; members that are spoken currently fall into two major groups: Scandinavian and West Germanic (noun.communication)

hyponym	:	gothic,
definition	:	extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas (noun.communication)