TEUTONIC
Teutonic, Germanic
(adjective) of or pertaining to the ancient Teutons or their languages; “Teutonic peoples such as Germans and Scandinavians and British”; “Germanic mythology”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Teu*ton"ic, a. Etym: [L. Teutonicus, from Teutoni, or Teutones. See
Teuton.]
1. Of or pertaining to the Teutons, esp. the ancient Teutons;
Germanic.
2. Of or pertaining to any of the Teutonic languages, or the peoples
who speak these languages. Teutonic languages, a group of languages
forming a division of the Indo-European, or Aryan, family, and
embracing the High German, Low German, Gothic, and Scandinavian
dialects and languages.
– Teutonic order, a military religious order of knights,
established toward the close of the twelfth century, in imitation of
the Templars and Hospitalers, and composed chiefly of Teutons, or
Germans. The order rapidly increased in numbers and strength till it
became master of all Prussia, Livonia, and Pomerania. In its decay it
was abolished by Napoleon; but it has been revived as an honorary
order.
Teu*ton"ic, n.
Definition: The language of the ancient Germans; the Teutonic languages,
collectively.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition