Daga kudancin Scandinavia da arewacin Jamus, sun fadada kudu, gabas da yamma daga karni na 1 KZ, suna hulɗa da kabilun Celtic na Gaul da kuma Iranian, Baltic, da Slavic kabilun a Tsakiya da Gabashin Turai. A karkashin Augustus, Roma ta fara mamaye Germania (wani yanki da ya kai kusan daga Rhine zuwa tsaunukan Ural). A cikin 9 AD, sojojin Roma uku da Varus ya jagoranci sun ci nasara da jagorancin Cheran Arminius. A shekara ta 100 AD, lokacin da Tacitus Germania ya rubuta, kabilun Jamus sun zauna tare da Rhine da Danube (Limescus Germanicus), suna mamaye mafi yawan yankin kudancin Jamus. Duk da haka, kudancin Austria, Baden-Baden, Bavaria, Hessen da yammacin Jamus sun ci gaba da fadada zuwa lardunan Rhineland da Arewacin Jamus.
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