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Ideas on the Origin of the Germanic People |
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Written by David J. de Laubenfels
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Thursday, 23 August 2007 |
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Page 1 of 7 Derived from an Analysis of the Early German Vocabulary David J. de Laubenfels
Department of Geography
Syracuse University It is well known that proto-Germanic, a prehistoric language that essentially defines the original German people, was diverse and contained both Indo-European and non-Indo-European words. The origin of any language is always a fascinating topic which reveals a great deal about the people speaking that language and particularly the people who first spoke that language. What happened in pre-history to bring about the later peoples of historic times may be shrouded in obscurity but, nevertheless, much can be said about human pre-history. The purpose of this study is to shed some light on the pre-history and origins of the Germanic-speaking people from an analysis of the early German vocabulary. 
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 28 August 2007 )
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