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Available in 86 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-86" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">86 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germane" title="Germane – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Germane" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanen" title="Germanen – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Germanen" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%B1%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86" title="جرمان – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="جرمان" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueblos_xerm%C3%A1nicos" title="Pueblos xermánicos – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Pueblos xermánicos" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanlar" title="Germanlar – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Germanlar" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%98%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D9%84%D8%B1" title="ژرمن‌لر – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="ژرمن‌لر" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_l%C3%A2ng" title="German lâng – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="German lâng" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%8B" title="Германцы – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Германцы" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%86%D1%8B" title="Германцы – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Германцы" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8" title="Германи – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Германи" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germani" title="Germani – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Germani" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germaned" title="Germaned – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Germaned" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ%C3%A0nics" title="Germànics – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Germànics" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%B9%C4%83%D1%85%C4%95%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BC" title="Герман йăхĕсем – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Герман йăхĕсем" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ%C3%A1ni" title="Germáni – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Germáni" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germaniaid" title="Germaniaid – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Germaniaid" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanske_folkeslag" title="Germanske folkeslag – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Germanske folkeslag" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanen" title="Germanen – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Germanen" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germaanlased" title="Germaanlased – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Germaanlased" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%93%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%BC%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%AC_%CF%86%CF%8D%CE%BB%CE%B1" title="Γερμανικά φύλα – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Γερμανικά φύλα" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanic_peoples" title="Germanic peoples – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Germanic peoples" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueblos_germ%C3%A1nicos" title="Pueblos germánicos – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Pueblos germánicos" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%9Cermanoj" title="Ĝermanoj – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Ĝermanoj" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germaniar_herriak" title="Germaniar herriak – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Germaniar herriak" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%98%D8%B1%D9%85%D9%86%E2%80%8C%D9%87%D8%A7" title="ژرمن‌ها – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ژرمن‌ها" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanar" title="Germanar – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Germanar" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germains" title="Germains – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Germains" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanen" title="Germanen – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Germanen" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pobos_xerm%C3%A1nicos" title="Pobos xermánicos – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Pobos xermánicos" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B2%8C%EB%A5%B4%EB%A7%8C%EC%A1%B1" title="게르만족 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="게르만족" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B3%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%B6_%D5%AA%D5%B8%D5%B2%D5%B8%D5%BE%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%80%D5%A4%D5%B6%D5%A5%D6%80" title="Գերմանական ժողովուրդներ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Գերմանական ժողովուրդներ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germani" title="Germani – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Germani" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanala_populi" title="Germanala populi – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Germanala populi" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orang-orang_Jermanik" title="Orang-orang Jermanik – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Orang-orang Jermanik" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanir" title="Germanir – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Germanir" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germani" title="Germani – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Germani" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%98%D7%99%D7%9D_%D7%92%D7%A8%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%99%D7%9D" title="שבטים גרמאניים – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="שבטים גרמאניים" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%AB%E1%83%95%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98_%E1%83%92%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9B%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%94%E1%83%91%E1%83%98" title="ძველი გერმანელები – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ძველი გერმანელები" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagermanik" title="Wagermanik – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Wagermanik" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/German" title="German – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="German" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germani_(antiquitas)" title="Germani (antiquitas) – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Germani (antiquitas)" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%A2erm%C4%81%C5%86i" title="Ģermāņi – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Ģermāņi" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanai" title="Germanai – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Germanai" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germane" title="Germane – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Germane" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poplas_germanica" title="Poplas germanica – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Poplas germanica" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ%C3%A1nok" title="Germánok – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Germánok" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8" title="Германи – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Германи" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vahoaka_jermanika" title="Vahoaka jermanika – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Vahoaka jermanika" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puak-puak_Jermanik" title="Puak-puak Jermanik – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Puak-puak Jermanik" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mwl mw-list-item"><a href="https://mwl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germ%C3%A1nicos" title="Germánicos – Mirandese" lang="mwl" hreflang="mwl" data-title="Germánicos" data-language-autonym="Mirandés" data-language-local-name="Mirandese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Mirandés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanen" title="Germanen – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Germanen" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl badge-Q17437796 badge-featuredarticle mw-list-item" title="featured article badge"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanen" title="Germanen – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Germanen" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E4%BA%BA" title="ゲルマン人 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ゲルマン人" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nqo mw-list-item"><a href="https://nqo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DF%97%DF%AD%DF%8D%DF%99%DF%91%DF%A1%DF%8A%DF%A3%DF%8C%DF%AB_%DF%A1%DF%8C%DF%AC%DF%99%DF%8C%DF%B2%DF%AC%DF%98%DF%8C" title="ߗ߭ߍߙߑߡߊߣߌ߫ ߡߌ߬ߙߌ߲߬ߘߌ – N’Ko" lang="nqo" hreflang="nqo" data-title="ߗ߭ߍߙߑߡߊߣߌ߫ ߡߌ߬ߙߌ߲߬ߘߌ" data-language-autonym="ߒߞߏ" data-language-local-name="N’Ko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ߒߞߏ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germaanen" title="Germaanen – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Germaanen" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanere" title="Germanere – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Germanere" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanarar" title="Germanarar – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Germanarar" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanlar" title="Germanlar – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Germanlar" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a 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title="Deity">god</a>. The hammer is associated with the thunderbolt. <a href="/wiki/Painting" title="Painting">Painting</a> by Mårten Eskil Winge, ca. 1872.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Germanic peoples</b> are a <a href="/wiki/Language" title="Language">linguistic</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_group" title="Ethnic group">ethnic</a> branch of <a href="/wiki/Indo-European_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Indo-European people">Indo-European</a> peoples. They came from <a href="/wiki/Northern_Europe" title="Northern Europe">Northern Europe</a> and are identified by their use of the <a href="/wiki/Germanic_languages" title="Germanic languages">Germanic languages</a>. During the <a href="/wiki/Migration_period" title="Migration period">migration period</a> Germanic peoples spread throughout Europe, mixing with existing local populations (like <a href="/wiki/Celts" title="Celts">Celts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Slavs" title="Slavs">Slavs/Vends</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Rome" title="Ancient Rome">Romans</a>). They eventually formed the basis of many nations. These nations are connected by similar languages, common history, and <a href="/wiki/Culture" title="Culture">culture</a>. </p><p>The Latin word <i>Germani</i> was first used by <a href="/wiki/Julius_Caesar" title="Julius Caesar">Julius Caesar</a>. </p><p>The Germanic tribes did not have a name for themselves that described all Germanic-speaking people. In English, <i>German</i> is first attested in <a href="/wiki/1520" title="1520">1520</a>, replacing earlier use of <i><a href="/wiki/Alamanni" title="Alamanni">Almain</a></i> or <i><a href="/wiki/Dutch_people" title="Dutch people">Dutch</a></i>. Today, in English, “Dutch” means the language or people of the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a>. </p><p>In the <a href="/wiki/1st_century" title="1st century">1st century</a> <a href="/wiki/Common_Era" title="Common Era">CE</a>, Roman authors like <a href="/wiki/Julius_Caesar" title="Julius Caesar">Caesar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gaius_Cornelius_Tacitus" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaius Cornelius Tacitus">Tacitus</a> wrote that Germanic-speaking peoples had divided into tribal groupings. The different tribes lived in different areas: </p> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=East_Germanic_tribes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="East Germanic tribes (not yet started)">The East Germanic tribes</a> lived around the rivers <a href="/wiki/Oder" title="Oder">Oder</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vistula" title="Vistula">Vistula</a>, in what is now <a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Istvaeones&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Istvaeones (not yet started)">Istvaeones</a> lived around the lower <a href="/wiki/Rhine" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhine">Rhine</a> River.</li> <li>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Irminones&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Irminones (not yet started)">Irminones</a> lived around the <a href="/wiki/Elbe" title="Elbe">Elbe</a> River, in what is now <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ingvaeones&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ingvaeones (not yet started)">Ingvaeones</a> lived in <a href="/wiki/Jutland" title="Jutland">Jutland</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Island" title="Island">islands</a> that now belong to <a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a>.</li></ul> <p>The <a href="/w/index.php?title=Irminones&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Irminones (not yet started)">Irminones</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ingvaeones&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ingvaeones (not yet started)">Ingvaeones</a>, and Sons of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mannus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mannus (not yet started)">Mannus</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Istvaeones&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Istvaeones (not yet started)">Istvaeones</a> are called <a href="/w/index.php?title=West_Germanic_tribes&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="West Germanic tribes (not yet started)">West Germanic tribes</a>. The Germanic people who remained in <a href="/wiki/Scandinavia" title="Scandinavia">Scandinavia</a> called <a href="/w/index.php?title=North_Germanic&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="North Germanic (not yet started)">North Germanic</a>. The groups all developed separate <a href="/wiki/Dialect" title="Dialect">dialects</a>, which eventually developed into different <a href="/wiki/Germanic_languages" title="Germanic languages">Germanic languages</a>. </p><p>The Germanic peoples did not call themselves West Germanic, East Germanic, or North Germanic. Those categories were created in modern times. </p><p>Each Germanic tribe was politically independent, under a <a href="/wiki/Hereditary_monarchy" title="Hereditary monarchy">hereditary king</a>. Each tribe had a <a href="/wiki/Mythology" title="Mythology">myth</a> about who first created the tribe. For example, myths stated: </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ardre_Odin_Sleipnir.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Ardre_Odin_Sleipnir.jpg/220px-Ardre_Odin_Sleipnir.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Ardre_Odin_Sleipnir.jpg/330px-Ardre_Odin_Sleipnir.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Ardre_Odin_Sleipnir.jpg 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="284" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Odin" title="Odin">Odin</a> riding on <a href="/wiki/Sleipnir" title="Sleipnir">Sleipnir</a> (Ardre image stone, 8th century)</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Angul&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Angul (not yet started)">Angul</a> created the <a href="/wiki/Angles" title="Angles">Angles</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aurvandil&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aurvandil (not yet started)">Aurvandil</a> created the <a href="/wiki/Vandals" title="Vandals">Vandals</a> (though historians are not certain this actually happened)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Burgundus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Burgundus (not yet started)">Burgundus</a> created the <a href="/wiki/Burgundians" title="Burgundians">Burgundians</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cibidus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cibidus (not yet started)">Cibidus</a> created the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cibidi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cibidi (not yet started)">Cibidi</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dan_(king)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dan (king) (not yet started)">Dan</a> created the <a href="/wiki/Danes" class="mw-redirect" title="Danes">Danes</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=N%C3%B3r&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nór (not yet started)">Nór</a> created the <a href="/wiki/Norwegians" class="mw-redirect" title="Norwegians">Norwegians</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gothus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gothus (not yet started)">Gothus</a> created the <a href="/wiki/Goths" title="Goths">Goths</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ingve&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ingve (not yet started)">Ingve</a> created the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Yngling&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Yngling (not yet started)">Ynglings</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Irmin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Irmin (not yet started)">Irmin</a> created the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Irminones&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Irminones (not yet started)">Irminones</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Longobardus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Longobardus (not yet started)">Longobardus</a> created the <a href="/wiki/Lombards" title="Lombards">Lombards</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saxneat&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saxneat (not yet started)">Saxneat</a> created the <a href="/wiki/Saxons" title="Saxons">Saxons</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Valagothus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Valagothus (not yet started)">Valagothus</a> created the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Valagoths&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Valagoths (not yet started)">Valagoths</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Suiones&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Suiones (not yet started)">Suiones</a> created the <a href="/wiki/Swedes" class="mw-redirect" title="Swedes">Swedes</a> (Svear)</li></ul> <p>Some Germanic kings claimed that they should have power because they were related to their tribe’s mythical founders. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Origin">Origin</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nordic_Bronze_Age&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nordic Bronze Age (not yet started)">Nordic Bronze Age</a> culture, ca <a href="/w/index.php?title=1200_BC&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1200 BC (not yet started)">1200 BC</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The early Germanic tribes spoke different dialects, but could understand each other. They shared a common <a href="/wiki/Culture" title="Culture">culture</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mythology" title="Mythology">mythology</a> (see <a href="/wiki/Germanic_paganism" title="Germanic paganism">Germanic mythology</a>). <i><a href="/wiki/Beowulf" title="Beowulf">Beowulf</a></i> and the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Volsunga_saga&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Volsunga saga (not yet started)">Volsunga saga</a> make this clear. </p><p>At this time, the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">Romans</a> forced the different peoples of <a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> to be part of one big <a href="/wiki/Empire" title="Empire">empire</a>. Unlike Italy, no large empire forced Germanic people to unite. 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