The
Teutons (
Latin:
Teutones,
Teutoni) were a
Germanic tribe or Celtic people mentioned by
Greek and
Roman authors, notably
Strabo and
Marcus Velleius Paterculus. According to a map by
Ptolemy, they originally lived in
Jutland, which is in agreement with
Pomponius Mela, who placed them in
Scandinavia (Codanonia), although there was disagreement by these scholars whether or not they were related to the Celts. Rather than relating directly to this tribe, the broad term,
Teutonic peoples or Teuton in particular, is used now to identify members of a people speaking languages of the
Germanic branch of the
Indo-European language family generally, and especially, of people speaking
German.