Incidentally, we have no idea what language the Germanic tribes of Caesar’s or Tacitus’ time used – we are told “German” but, if you ask anyone, “how do you know that”, you get blank stares. Why? Because they do not know how to respond and the reason is that not a single shred of evidence exists that the so-called Germanic tribes – other than the Goths, Vandals, Lombards and Franks – spoke a Germanic language. But wasn’t Arminius a Germanic tribesman par excellence? The -us is a Latin ending that followed many Germanic names ending in a consonant. The -in ending is believed to be – at least in that part of Europe – a Slavic ending. But wasn’t he Hermann? No, he was Armin. And names of the sort existed later in Central Europe’s Slavic dukedoms, e.g., Prince Barnim. Unless we think that Armenia is also a German country? Armenia/Germania, hmmm… looks similar, and we are all Indo-Europeans, so why not? That’s the same logic as making Armin into a Hermann.)