W ha t is p ro to -G erm anic la ng ua ge? w he re d id it c o m me fr o m ? w ho s p oke it? w ha t a re it's c ha ra cte ris tic s? ? P ro to -G erm anic is , te chnic a lly s p eakin g , ...

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W ha t is p ro to -G erm anic la ng ua ge? w he re d id it c o m me fr o m ? w ho s p oke it? w ha t a re it's c ha ra cte ris tic s? ?
P ro to -G erm anic is , te chnic a lly s p eakin g , n o t a r e al la ng ua ge its e lf . It 's a th e ore tic a l a nce sto r. T he w ord " p ro to " in d ic a te s
th is th e ore tic a l n a tu re . T hin k o f p ro to -G erm anic m ayb e a s a lo ng lo st a nce sto r in y o ur d ir e ct fa m ily li n e ; th a t a nce sto r m ust
ha ve e xis te d a nd h a ve p osse se d a t le ast s o m e g ene tic m ark e rs ( o r o th e r tr a its ) th a t a re ...
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P ro to -G erm anic is , te chnic a lly s p eakin g , n o t a r e al la ng ua ge its e lf . It 's a th e ore tic a l a nce sto r. T he w ord " p ro to " in d ic a te s
th is th e ore tic a l n a tu re . T hin k o f p ro to -G erm anic m ayb e a s a lo ng lo st a nce sto r in y o ur d ir e ct fa m ily li n e ; th a t a nce sto r m ust
ha ve e xis te d a nd h a ve p osse se d a t le ast s o m e g ene tic m ark e rs ( o r o th e r tr a its ) th a t a re li k e ly to h a ve b een p asse d d ow n
to y o u, b ut y o u d on't h a ve a ny p ho to gra phs, n a m es, c e nsus r e co rd s, ... N oth in g . Y ou s im ply k no w th a t th is a nce sto r e xis te d
a nd th a t y o u c a n m ake e duca te d g ue sse s a bout th is a nce sto r if y o u lo ok a t e ve ry o ne in y o ur fa m ly w ho is a d ir e ct
d esce nd ant