> Much more likely is that after some violent conquest there were periods of assimilation, mixing of cultures and single language becoming a common tongue. Yes

> Much more likely is that after some violent conquest there were periods of assimilation, mixing of cultures and single language becoming a common tongue. Yes. Newcomers slaughter the local men, take their women. Mixed kids are raised in the new culture, but mothers still teach them some of the old ways consciously or not.