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Updated: May 14, 2025

The "Swiss guard" would therefore in that case be some thousands of years older than people suppose. Should the term by which the Romans, perhaps after the example of the Celts, designate the Germans as a nation-the name -Germani -be really of Celtic origin, this obviously accords very well with that hypothesis. From the Celtic words -guerg- = worker and -breth- = judgment.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome, Book V : The Establishment of the Military Monarchy

The "Swiss guard" would therefore in that case be some thousands of years older than people suppose. Should the term by which the Romans, perhaps after the example of the Celts, designate the Germans as a nation-the name -Germani -be really of Celtic origin, this obviously accords very well with that hypothesis. From the Celtic words -guerg- = worker and -breth- = judgment.

Theodor Mommsen - The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)