Alemanni

Meanings

Noun

• A group of Germanic peoples living between the Rhine, Main, and Danube Rivers from the third to the sixth century.
• Those individuals descended from one of the Alemanni tribes.

Adjective

• Of or related to the Alemanni peoples.
• Of or related to the Alemannic language or dialects.

Origin

• From Latin Alemannī ("the confederation of German tribes related to Suebi who lived near the upper reaches of Danube"), from Proto-Germanic *Alamanniz, corresponding to *allaz + *mann-.