are not *directly* related to contemporary Germans

and even less they have connection to contemporary German (Deutch) identity

even though of course, they are racially close since they were Indo-Europeans who lived in Western Europe prior to another invasion of Indo-Europeans (Goths, Slavs, etc....)

goths were germans

the true heirs of poland

anyway you think modern germans are not direct descendants of ancient germans, don't see any evidence for that

some other tribes have been assimilated

into germanity

The German term Deutschland, originally diutisciu land ("the German lands") is derived from deutsch (cf. dutch), *descended from Old High German diutisc "popular" (i.e. belonging to the diot or diota "people"), originally used to distinguish the language of the common people from Latin and its Romance descendants*

so much about it

The Germans themselves I should regard as aboriginal, and not mixed at all with other races through immigration or intercourse.

Tacitus

good now add everything that happened after Tacitus

they spread, and some other tribes may have been assimilated

it doesn't follow that modern germans aren't their direct descendants

will catch up with you later

you are not wrong at all

SWISS ARE IN THREE GROUPS

GERMANIC, FRENCH AND ITALIAN

but are missing the point of germans being "mixed"

FRENCH WAS FRANKISH TRIBES PLUS NATIVES

on a national level

WHO WERE SOLUTREANS OR SOMETHING LIKE IT

REMEMBER ALL OF EUROPE IS FORMED FROM TWO POPULATIONS

A WANDERING PRE-HALSTATT TYPE

AND A NORTHERN MIDDLE EASTERN FARMING TYPE

THEN TO THAT ADD ASIATICS FOR SLAVS

ASSUMING YOU USE ONLY THE PEASANT CLASS

@diversity_is_racism what do you mean you grew up with russians

AND SEMITICS TO SOUTHERNS

WHO WERE MORE HIGHER CASTE THAN LOW

INTERESTING THING ABOUT WOPS

@devolved I GREW UP IN A PART OF TEXAS THAT WAS SETTLED EVENTUALLY BY RUSSIANS

ORIGINALLY GERMAN

weird

THEN IN CAME VIETNAMESE AND NEGROES

THEY FOUGHT

THEN IN CAME RUSSIANS

wops are their own thing

NO ONE WANTED TO DEAL WITH THE RUSSIANS

YES