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The French are largely of Celtic descent, with some Frankish admixture in some regions, in others, practically none. Except in Gascony and the Pyrenees where th
by samatman 3y ago
The French are largely of Celtic descent, with some Frankish admixture in some regions, in others, practically none. Except in Gascony and the Pyrenees where they're Basque in descent, Gascon being of the same etymology as Basque.
People of Frankish descent are mainly found in the Rhinelands, which does include a bit of France, but is mostly located in modern Germany.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franks
- ithkuil 3y agoYes, genetically and linguistically the Germanic rulers haven't tipped the scale to their side in France. But OTOH the name "France" is unequivocally Frankish (Germanic) and thus not something that Obelix, a Gaul from ~2070 years, ago would identify with.
- samatman 3y agoAs it happens, that fact is how I learned the word Gaul in the first place.