Pomeranians (tribe)

For other uses, see Pomeranian (disambiguation).
West Slavic ethnic groups, 9th to 10th centuries
Without land. Pomeranians ousted by the Germans to the Baltic Islands by Wojciech Gerson, 1888, National Museum in Szczecin[1]
Coat of arms of the House of Griffin

The Pomeranians (German: Pomoranen; Kashubian: Pòmòrzónie; Polish: Pomorzanie), first mentioned as such in the 10th century, were a West Slavic tribe, which from the 5th to the 6th centuries had settled at the shore of the Baltic Sea between the mouths of the Oder and Vistula Rivers (the latter Farther Pomerania and Pomerelia). They spoke the Pomeranian language that belonged to the Lechitic languages, a branch of the West Slavic language family.[2][3]

The name Pomerania has its origin in the Old Polish po more, which means "Land at the Sea".[4]

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  2. ^ "Pomerania - historical region, Europe". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  3. ^ Franz Tetzner (August 2012). Die Slowinzen Und Lebakaschuben. BoD – Books on Demand. pp. 272–. ISBN 978-3-95507-197-4.
  4. ^ "Aufgaben - Pommern". Pommersches Landesmuseum. Retrieved October 19, 2020.