indo-european

• Die indogermanische Sprachfamilie betreffend, zu der die meisten Sprachen Europas und Teile Asiens gehören; sich auf den hypothetischen gemeinsamen Ursprache dieser Familie beziehend.

Relating to the family of languages spoken over most of Europe and parts of Asia, or to the hypothetical parent language of this family.

1. Relating to the language familyC1formal

   Of or relating to the Indo-European language family, which includes most languages of Europe and many of Asia.

   Indogermanisch

   • English, Spanish, and Hindi are all Indo-European languages.
   • Linguists study the Indo-European language family to understand ancient migrations.
   • The Indo-European root for 'mother' is found in many modern languages.

   Synonymeindo-germanic

2. Relating to the ancient peopleC1formal

   Of or relating to the hypothetical ancient people who spoke the Proto-Indo-European language.

   Sich auf das indogermanische Urvolk beziehend

   • The Indo-European people are believed to have originated in the Pontic-Caspian steppe.
   • Archaeologists study artifacts to learn about Indo-European culture.
   • The Indo-European migrations shaped much of Eurasia's history.

   Synonymearyanindo-germanic

• Substantiv, das einen Angehörigen eines vorgeschichtlichen Volkes bezeichnet, das eine indogermanische (indoeuropäische) Sprache sprach, oder die Familie der Sprachen, die bis 1000 v. Chr. in ganz Europa und in Teilen Südwest- und Südasien gesprochen wurden.

A noun referring to a member of the prehistoric people who spoke Proto-Indo-European, or to the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia.

Eigenname

1. Prehistoric peopleC1formalscientific

   A member of the ancient population that spoke the Proto-Indo-European language, considered the common ancestor of many modern languages.

   Urindogermanen

   • The Indo-Europeans are believed to have originated in the Pontic-Caspian steppe.
   • Archaeologists study the migration patterns of the early Indo-Europeans.
   • The culture of the Indo-Europeans influenced many later civilizations.

   Synonymearyan

2. C1formalscientific

   A large language family that includes most languages of Europe and many languages of southwestern and southern Asia, as spoken around 1000 BC.

   Indogermanische Sprachfamilie

   • English, Hindi, and Russian all belong to the Indo-European language family.
   • The Indo-European family is divided into several branches, including Germanic and Romance.
   • Linguists have reconstructed many features of the Proto-Indo-European language.

   Synonymearyanindo-germanic