Were the original Britons Basque?

Question

I read somewhere that Basque people are genetically closest to the Irish, welsh, scots etc. Were the original britons basques that adopted an indo-european language (celtic)?

Answer 1

I used to live in the basquelands (though I'm extremely antiEuskadi and antiETA), so this question kinda prompted me to see what everyone else was posting.
Actually, there's medical evidence that states that the Basques really didn't intermingle (reproductively, that is) with other races. I remember reading a book once called the "Basque History Of the World" or something along those lines. I don't remember. But it said that about 80% of the basque population had a common gene in their blood, or a common factor (like the Rh factor). And that this factor was mainly unique to Basques, seeing as how it was seen sparesly outside the Pyrenees, and much less outside the Spanish peninsula. This would support the evidence that the Basques probably aren't as genetically close as you may think.

Answer 2

The most recent mitochondrial studies indicate that the Basques are a rather unique people. Their language, Euskara, is older than any Indo-European tongue, and dates back to paleolithic times. Some of their words can be traced to the stone age. Their culture has remained isolated in the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain, although Basques do not seem to be genetically connected to either group.

The Brythons were the original settlers of the British Isles. Evidence from the Iron Age indicates that they had trade with Phoenicians, who needed Brythoinic tin in order to manufacture bronze.

In modern times, there has probably been some confusion with regard to any connection with the Welsh. Because of a lack of arable land or much in the way of natural resources, the Basque people became whale hunters, and tribal or family crests often contain a whale or their word for whale. Because the Welsh live in Wales, some medieval scribe probably confused "whale" and "Wales."

During the height of the Roman Empire, Roman troops occupied the British Isles for a couple of hundred years. During that time, the Celtic Language which derived from the origins of Germanic languages became somewhat Romanticized. Consequently, many modern English words and expressions have Latin origins.

Roman troops also established a garrison in Basque Country. However, there is no Roman influence in the Euskara language. The Basques did not resist Roman expansion, and the Romans put the Basques in charge of the garrison. The Basques became known as the "fida" (faithful). So there was no effort to impose Roman law or any Roman customs on the people.

Later, when the Moors invaded and occupied Spain, they showed little interest in rugged mountain area of the Basques. Also, as was the case with the Romans, the Basques did not resist Moorish expansion. So, basically, the Basques were left alone.

Naturally, because of trade routes, changing tribal (and later, national) boundaries, invasion, and so forth, there is no "pure" European gene pool. However there is no significant evidence tying the Basques to any other European group.

Answer 3

The Roman military became into no longer basically produced from voters of Rome so it would be incredibly surprising if their became into any Roman blood contained in the inhabitants besides. lots of the learn I even have executed on the Roman military that became into despatched to Britain became into produced from adult men from outdoors of Italy. So searching for Roman genetics could be ineffective. yet once you seem for the different contributors of what made up the Roman military you will discover that they specific did blend with the community Britions.