German

Zell's Condensed Dictionary · 1879 · p. 21

(jūrman.) [Supposed from ger-a corruption of wehr, defence, and man.] (Geog.) A native or in hab. of Germany; or, adjective ly, that which belongs to that country. (Philol.) The language spoken by the German people, divided into Low German, Middle High German, and New High German. [s. 404]