Does the Italian language has any significant Germanic influences from the Ostrogoths, Lombards, Franks, Normans, etc?
>>2496887
A few hundred loanwords, including some well known personal names like Luigi, Guido, Federico, and Enrico.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Italian_terms_derived_from_Proto-Germanic
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:Italian_terms_derived_from_Germanic_languages
>>2496990
>"Luigi" is Germanic
My world just shattered.
>>2497309
same with louis
>>2497309
Yes, it's the Italian version of Louis, and Ludwig