The Germanic peoples are a linguistic and ethnic branch of Indo-European peoples. They came from Northern Europe and are identified by their use of the Germanic languages. Migrating Germanic peoples spread throughout Europe, mixing with existing local populations (like Celts, Slavs/Vends, and Romans). They eventually formed the basis of many nations.

The Germanic tribes were a group of Indo-European peoples who originated in Scandinavia during the Bronze Age, moving south into Central Europe in around 1000 BC. During that time, they inhabited southern Sweden, Denmark, and northern Germany. Starting in the 2nd century BC, the Vandals, Gepids...

List of Germanic tribes. Adogit, Aelvaeones, Aeragnaricii, Ahelmil, Alamanni or Alemanni, Ambrones, Ampsivarii or Ampsivari, Angles, Angrivarii …

The Germanic peoples, also refered to as Teutons, are terms used to identify a group of Indo-European peoples, their language and culture. Their main area of inhabitation is Northern Europe, but they had spread elsewhere thoughout the Middle Ages to the present day. Modern day ethnic groups and national peoples who are associated with this include; German, Dutch, Flemish, …

Germanic Tribes. The Germanic tribes originated in Scandinavia, from which they moved south around 1000 BCE. By 100 BCE they had reached the Rhine area, and about two hundred years later, the Danube Basin, both Roman borders. The western German tribes consisted of the Marcomanni, Alamanni, Franks, Angles, and Saxons, while the Eastern tribes north ...