The German dialects show a wide spectrum of variation. Most of them are not mutually intelligible. German dialectology traditionally names the major dialect groups after Germanic tribes from which they were assumed to have descended.[citation needed]
The German dialects show a wide spectrum of variation . Most of them are not mutually intelligible . German dialectology traditionally names the major dialect groups after Germanic tribes from which they were assumed to have descended.[citation needed ]
After what entities are German dialects traditionally named?
After what entities are German dialects traditionally named ?
Germanic tribes
Germanic tribes