BalticGermanic
Baltic Germanic is a term used in historiography and linguistic discussion to describe the network of Germanic-speaking communities and dialects that historically existed in the Baltic region, particularly among the Baltic Germans who settled in present-day Estonia and Latvia (and to a lesser extent parts of Lithuania) from the 13th century onward. It is not a formal language family, but a descriptive label for the culturally and linguistically linked German-speaking population that played a central administrative, economic, and cultural role in the area.
Geographically, Baltic Germanic communities formed under the influence of German-speaking traders, the Teutonic Order, and the
Linguistically and culturally, Baltic Germanic spheres were characterized by strong German cultural institutions, literature, and administrative
Today, the Baltic German presence largely diminished after World War II, due to expulsions and migration. The