![]() The Gundestrup Cauldron, which was deposited in a bog in Himmerland in the 2nd or 1st century BC, shows that there was some sort of contact with southeastern Europe, but it is uncertain if this contact can be associated with the Cimbrian militia expeditions against Rome of the 1st Century BC. Scholars generally see the Cimbri as a Germanic tribe originating in Jutland, but archaeologists haven't found any clear indications of a mass migration from Jutland in the early Iron Age. However, Cymry is derived from Brittonic *Kombrogi, meaning "compatriots", and is linguistically unrelated to Cimbri. īecause of the similarity of the names, the Cimbri have been at times associated with Cymry, the Welsh name for themselves. Alternatively, Latin c- represents an attempt to render the unfamiliar Proto-Germanic h = (Latin h was but was becoming silent in common speech at the time), perhaps due to Celtic-speaking interpreters (a Celtic intermediary would also explain why Germanic *Þeuðanōz became Latin Teutones). According to such proposals, the word Cimbri with a c would be an older form before Grimm's law ( PIE k > Germanic h). The name of the Danish region Himmerland (Old Danish Himbersysel) has been proposed to be a derivative of their name. Finally, since Antiquity, the name has been related to that of the Cimmerians. The name has also been related to the word kimme meaning "rim", i.e., "the people of the coast". ![]() One etymology is PIE *tḱim-ro- "inhabitant", from tḱoi-m- "home" (> English home), itself a derivation from tḱei- "live" (> Greek κτίζω, Latin sinō) then, the Germanic *himbra- finds an exact cognate in Slavic sębrъ "farmer" (> Croatian, Serbian sebar, Russian сябёр syabyor). The origin of the name Cimbri is unknown. Some of the surviving captives are reported to have been among the rebellious gladiators in the Third Servile War. In 101 BC, during an attempted invasion of the Italian peninsula, the Cimbri were decisively defeated at the Battle of Vercellae by Gaius Marius, and their king, Boiorix, was killed. They then raided large areas in Gaul and Hispania. The Cimbri were initially successful, particularly at the Battle of Arausio, in which a large Roman army was routed. Together with the Teutones and the Ambrones, they fought the Roman Republic between 113 and 101 BC during the Cimbrian War. There is no direct evidence for the language they spoke, though some scholars argue that it must have been a Germanic language, while others argue that it must have been Celtic. Several ancient sources indicate that they lived in Jutland, which in some classical texts was called the Cimbrian peninsula. Ancient authors described them variously as a Celtic people (or Gaulish), Germanic people, or even Cimmerian. ![]() The Cimbri (Greek Κίμβροι, Kímbroi Latin Cimbri) were an ancient tribe in Europe. For the contemporary Germanic dialect group in northern Italy, see Cimbrian language. ![]()
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