where the word "german" has come from?

Answer 1

According to the Concise Oxford Dictionary, the word comes from Latin "Germanus", an adjective and noun of related peoples of central and northern Europe. The name was perhaps given by the Celts to their neighbors (cf. Old Irish "gair", meaning "neighbor").

Answer 2

Modern Germany is made up of many different tribes. This can still be seen in the many dialects of German spoken through Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The Romans called the people Germanus after one of the tribes. The French use Allemagne after another tribe, Deutsh and the English "Dutch" come from yet another. Germany as a political entity is a modern country. Other countries who have been dealing with what is now Germany have continued to use the names they always have.

Answer 3

The word GERMAN is of common Slavic origin. Long time ago (20 - 25 centuries ago) Germanic tribes lived along Slavic tribes but they were divided by language and culture. Germanic tribes lived in bushes and forests, being hunters whereas Slavic tribes lived in plains, being shepherds and farmers. A Slavic (old Serbian) word for bush is GRM (pronounced GUERM) and people living in the bush were called GERMAN(s).

Answer 4

Germany:
From Latin word Germanus, first attested in writings of Julius Caesar, who used Germani to designate a group of tribes in northeastern Gaul, origin unknown, probably the name of an individual tribe. It is perhaps of Gaulish (Celtic) origin, perhaps originally meaning "noisy" (cf. O.Ir. garim "to shout") or "neighbor" (cf. O.Ir. gair "neighbor").

Answer 5

Germany....DUH!!!!