The state, condition, or quality of being German; German identity, culture, or peoplehood.
From German plus -hood suffix (condition of being, state of). Parallels words like 'childhood,' 'knighthood,' and 'neighborhood,' using the same Old English suffix to denote a condition or collective group.
'Germanhood' appears primarily in 19th-20th century German intellectual and political texts, exploring concepts of national identity and cultural belonging. It's part of that era's fascination with '-hood' words to describe collective identities.
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