I can't find out from what germanic tribes have the german people appeare?

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I can't find out from what germanic tribes have the german people appeare?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: There were many Germanic tribes in antiquity. Today's German dialects give geographical clues as to the ancestry of today's inhabitants. The current modern German language is derived, however, from the dialect spoken in middle Germany at the time of Martin Luther.