Germanic placenames were first attested in limitrophe areas settled by Germanic colonisers (with Roman approval) from the 4th to 5th centuries as the Franks settled northern France and Belgium, the Alemanni in Alsace and Switzerland and the Burgundians in Savoie.
Germanic placenames were first attested in limitrophe areas. These limitrophe areas were settled by Germanic colonisers (with Roman approval) from the 4th to 5th centuries. The Franks settled northern France and Belgium. The Franks settled the Alemanni in Alsace and Switzerland. The Franks settled the Burgundians in Savoie.