Germanism may refer to German nationalism German loan words Pan-Germanism Germanisation Germanism (linguistics) Germanic philology, the philological study of the Germanic languages In discussions of English writing, an awkward noun phrase that seems like an attempt to construct a compound noun in the German manner, is sometimes referred to as a Germanism. See also Germanist, one who engages in German studies de:Germanismus nl:Germanisme no:Germanisme pl:Germanizm ru:Германизм