Germanic culture is a term referring to the culture of Germanic peoples, and can be used to refer to a range of time periods and nationalities, but is most commonly used in either a historical or contemporary context to denote groups that derive from the Proto-Germanic language, which is generally thought to have emerged as a distinct language after 500 BC. Germanic culture is characterized as having significant roots from Scandinavian and Teutonic cultures, and has notable influences from other societies at the time, namely the Roman Empire,[1] who gave the tribe its Latin name, Germani.[2] Over time the various different local and regional dialects of the language have diverged and each has adopted several distinct geographical and national properties, with an estimated 37 Germanic languages[3] and around 500 million speakers worldwide.[4]
^Brogan, O., 1936. Trade between the Roman Empire and the free Germans. The Journal of Roman Studies, 26(2), pp. 195–222.
^Gummere, F.B., 1892. Germanic origins. Рипол Классик. pp. 22–23 (can access this on Google Books)
^Harbert, W., 2006. The Germanic Languages. Cambridge University Press. pp. 1–20
^König, Ekkehard; van der Auwera, Johan, 1994. The Germanic Languages. London: Routledge
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