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Well that doesn't really exclude them since Swedes and Norwegians are Germanic. After more research it seems that Finns are a distinct ethnic group though their
by jmtulloss 10y ago
Well that doesn't really exclude them since Swedes and Norwegians are Germanic. After more research it seems that Finns are a distinct ethnic group though their origins are somewhat uncertain https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finn https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finn
In any case, it's all pretty irrelevant to the site.
- inflagranti 10y agoDefinitely Finish as a language is completely unrelated to any Germanic language.
- Kliment 10y agoGrammatically you're right but due to the Baltic trade, the Swedish occupation and various other historical reasons there is a lot of Germanic vocabulary in Finnish etymology, though many words of Germanic origin are no longer recognizable. Estonian, a very closely related language, has kept some of those in an earlier form where they are more recognizably Germanic.