Genetic composition of Germans?

**Radegast** · 04-23-2026, 06:07 PM

soon: 15% Kurdish and 15% Turkish

**celticdragongod** · 04-23-2026, 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by J. Ketch

Did you ask Gemini what it based the figures on?

There's no evidence of significant 'Roman' ancestry in Germany (or anywhere north of the Alps), and the average German is more Celtic than Germanic.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01888-7

Is that Continental or Insular Celtic?

**Flashball** · 04-23-2026, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by celticdragongod

Is that Continental or Insular Celtic?

Continental, French-like.

**codex** · 04-23-2026, 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by celticdragongod

Is that Continental or Insular Celtic?

Did you really need to ask that question? It should be obvious.

**celticdragongod** · 04-23-2026, 11:47 PM

Originally Posted by Flashball

Continental, French-like.

Interesting because from the way i understand it, Continental Celts have more EEF and less Steppe than do Insular Celts.

**Flashball** · 04-24-2026, 04:38 AM

Originally Posted by celticdragongod

Interesting because from the way i understand it, Continental Celts have more EEF and less Steppe than do Insular Celts.

In an average group, yes, but within this "average" there are enormous variations, even within a single geographical area (for example, a specific commune in northeastern France some have more WHG-EEF ISH than others).

Insular have some continental Celts and a strong excess of Bell Beaker.

**renaissance12** · 04-24-2026, 06:15 AM

Originally Posted by J. Ketch

Did you ask Gemini what it based the figures on?

There's no evidence of significant 'Roman' ancestry in Germany (or anywhere north of the Alps), and the average German is more Celtic than Germanic.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-024-01888-7

10% is not "significant".. In South Germany "roman ancestry" could be 20% and in north Germany could be 5%..

**J. Ketch** · 04-24-2026, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by renaissance12

10% is not "significant".. In South Germany "roman ancestry" could be 20% and in north Germany could be 5%..

significant (adjective)
sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy:
"a significant increase in sales"

The native Celtic ancestry in Southern Germany was almost Southern European-like (in some cases it was), it had more EEF than French Celts and is adequate to explain the southern shift there without any other influence.