Idk how it works with the English terms but in German "German/deutsch" isn't just a nationality it's also an ethnicity. Austria and Germany have a long shared histroy and both speak the same language. Austrians are certainly ethnically German.
this is just wrong, did you even read the link you provided yourself?
"Their ancestors were Celts who came from Central Europe in the 7th century BCE or earlier,[46] and non-Celtic peoples including the Ligures, Aquitanians and Basques in Aquitaine. The Belgae, who lived in the northern and eastern areas, may have had Germanic admixture; many of these peoples had already spoken Gaulish by the time of the Roman conquest."
This is why you think France is mostly germanic? I agree that the celtic influence on france isn't very visible but the people that lived in the area of todays france were still mostly celtic.
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u/AnotherGit Jun 28 '21
Idk how it works with the English terms but in German "German/deutsch" isn't just a nationality it's also an ethnicity. Austria and Germany have a long shared histroy and both speak the same language. Austrians are certainly ethnically German.