Same map, diff quality. http://68.media.tumblr.com/6bd3311358555a47eae5e594b76444a2/tumblr_ntdsmhRL581r81zmco2_1280.png … The red areas are before the German east expansion in 11-19 hundreds.
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But, yeah, looks like they either included Dutch in Germans, or Germans used to live in NL area too. Not sure.
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Sorta defensible on linguistic grounds, as Dutch, Frisian and German form a cluster. Other Germanics more distant (Scandinavian & English)
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the numerous dots in the East was from Slavic kings using German settlers to set up towns for skilled trades and taxes.
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It's a pre WWII distribution, of course.
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