
Episode 11: Germanic Ancestors
The History of English Podcast
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The Early Indo European Tribes
Last time, i discussed the emergence of the indo european tribes in the urasian step region. Around four thousand b c, herders swept southwestward from the step region into the balkan region. And apparently they overran these balkan settlements. These were likely the ancestors of the hittites who eventually found their way to central anatolia,. south of the black sea. Many modern linguists and historians believe that the usatovo culture is the direct ancestor of the original germanic language.
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