[itsameta4]

No, both Neanderthals and humans are generally believed to have each evolved from Homo habilis separately, and then later interbred to varying degrees in various locales.

[toasterlovin]

Right, the ancestors of Europeans and East Asians include Neanderthals.

[mirimir]

Yes. And while "ancestors" is technically correct, I'm honoring my Neanderthal ancestors by calling them great^N grandparents. In other places, they had different names, but they were closely related.

[mirimir]

When people breed, any children call them their parents.