The origin map of Europe was drawn from scratch: The genetic secret of Germanic and Celtic languages ​​was solved

A historical research that changed the linguistic and genetic map of the European continent has been published. The giant study, the details of which were shared in the journal Nature and examined more than 4,700 ancient genomes, proved the origin of Germanic and Celtic languages ​​and their migration routes thousands of years ago with genetic data for the first time.

A MYSTERIOUS CRIBE FROM SCANDINAVIA CARRIED THEIR GERMANIC LANGUAGES

Researchers have identified a "mysterious" population that migrated from the Baltic region to Sweden approximately 4 thousand years ago and whose existence was unknown until today. Ancient DNA data; showed that this particular genetic lineage spread from Scandinavia to Central, Southern and Western Europe and then to the British Isles.

This mass population movement was determined to be in perfect harmony with the period when the first rune inscriptions appeared and the early Germanic languages ​​took shape. Analyzes confirmed that this genetic signature was extremely dominant in Anglo-Saxon communities in Britain, and that the communities that laid the foundation for Old English arrived on the island with this wave of migration.

IT HAS BEEN PROVEN THAT CELTIC LANGUAGES ARE OF EASTERN ORIGIN

The centuries-old debate among historical linguists about whether the Celtic languages were born on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean or in Central Europe was also put to an end with genetic data. The research team found that approximately 2,800 years ago, a population originating from East-Central Europe moved towards Western Europe and Britain.

The findings showed that the spread of Celtic culture and language across Europe was directly linked to this wave of genetic migration originating from Eastern Europe.

REVERSE MIGRATION FROM GERMANY TO SCANDINAVIA AND THE BIRTH OF THE VIKINGS

Another surprising detail that emerged in the research was the "reverse migration" that took place from today's Germany to Scandinavia after the spread of Germanic languages. Scientists noted that this genetic transformation coincided directly with the emergence of the Old Norse language, the ancestor of modern Scandinavian languages, and the rise of Viking culture.

Experts emphasize that the huge genome database obtained confirms the largest linguistic transformations in human history with biological evidence, but new research is needed to understand the effect of cultural language changes on genetic structures.