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Originally Posted by stillalive
... Germany is frequently associated with the Kimberns and the Teutons, though they originated in Sweden. ...
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What a nonsense. They came from Jylland in Denmark and not from Sweden. The romans killed the most ambrones, all teutones and all cimbres in 102 BC so they are no german ancestors. It is said the wifes of the teutones killed their children and did suicide, because they didn't like to be slaves of the romans. A very famous story but nevertheless I think that this story is nothing else than nonsense. In best case they bribed the roman soldiers to tell such a stupid story before they entered battleship Galactica.
The german word "deutsch" for german has nothing to do with "germans" or "teutones". The expression "deutsch" has a meaning "to belong together". It's similar to the word "united". The best expression today in modern language is "middle european". The Germans today are a mix of Celts, Romans, Germans and Normans. And execpt the language there is no real difference between Germans and Slavs too.