A mixed group of Germanic and Celtic origin.
Also the Belgae had a material culture of the and placenames south of the Ardennes are also Celtic. The proponents of the Germanic view point to placenames north of the Ardennes and say some of the tribal names and leader names could be Germanic. The Nordwest block group (Belgians) contend that based on placenames of the area of the Belgae fall neither into the Germanic or Celtic realm, therefore fall into a third group. The above is very brief in the information supporting each group, I was wondering what you think and why. The Belgae (/ˈbɛldʒiː/ or /ˈbɛlɡaɪ/) were a large confederation of tribes living in northern Gaul, between the English Channel and the west bank of the Rhine, from at least the third century BC. They were discussed in depth by Julius Caesar in his account of his wars in Gaul. Some peoples in Britain were also called Belgae and O'Rahilly equated them with the Fir Bolg in Ireland. The Belgae gave their name to the Roman province of Gallia Belgica and, very much later, to the modern country of Belgium. The Belgae were a group of tribes living in northern Gaul, on the west bank of the Rhine, in the 3rd century BC, and later also in Britain, and possibly even Ireland. They gave their name to the Roman province of Gallia Belgica, and very much later, to the modern country of Belgium. Troender trønder is a germanistation of the Latin, Treueri-treu. Eri The treueri were of the largest tribes In-Gallia. Belgae they dwelled between The rhine and The (Meuse). mosel The Belgae were a group of nations or tribes living in north-eastern Gaul, on the west bank of the Rhine, in the 1st century BC, and later also attested in Britain. Their name survives in modern Belgium.  The Belgae and the Ancient Germanic Colonisation of England. English history or the beginnings of English history in Britain is customarily ascribed to the year 449CE according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles: Then came the men of three Germanic tribes: Old Saxons; Angles and Jutes. The Belgae were a mixed group of Germanic and Celtic origin, some more of one and others more of the other. According to Caesar, whose truthfulness is attested by the archaeology, some of the Belgae settled on the south coast of Britain in the first century BC. The origins of the Belgae are a bit of a mystery. They were certainly there by 150 BC because they were well established around 110 BC, around the time they were the only ones in Gaul who successfully repelled the migrating Cimbri and Teutones. History. Belgium takes its name from the Belgae, a people of ancient Gaul. The Roman province of Belgica was much larger than modern Belgium. There the Franks first appeared in the 3d cent. A.D. 1 Belgium: History-History The Beginnings of Belgium Belgium takes its name from the Belgae, a people of ancient Gaul. ... 2  Antwerp, city, Belgium: History-History Antwerp was a small trading center by the early 8th cent. 3  It was destroyed by the Normans ... When it comes to determining the meaning of the name Belgae (pronounced bel-jay), Pokorny gives these roots in Gaulish from a proto-Indo-European base, with the latter's 'bhelg̑h-' and 'bhelg̑h-' descending into Gaulish as 'bolg-' and 'bulga'. It also seems possible that the Belgae were not a tribe at all, and may not even have been Belgic before the Roman conquest. There is the possibility that they were the leftovers of previous Celtic settlers who had not migrated farther west or north when the Atrebates and their kin arrived. Celts of Britain. Belgae (Britons). The Celtic Belgae were centred on Venta Belgarum (modern Winchester) in the county of Hampshire, and perhaps extending into Somerset and Avon. They were neighboured to the north-east by the Atrebates, to the south-east by the Regninses, and to the west by the Durotriges and Dobunni. It also seems possible that the Belgae were not a tribe at all, and may not even have been Belgic before the Roman conquest. There is the possibility that they were the leftovers of previous Celtic settlers who had not migrated farther west or north when the Atrebates and their kin arrived.
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what is the origin of the name Belgae