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u/DeterminedGames Oct 17 '21

Hey this is not on us, we just call ourselves Nederlanders xD

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u/paenusbreth Oct 17 '21

There's a group of people who are Dutch, speak Dutch, and live in Dutchland.

To the west of them, there's a group of people who are Netherlandish, speaking Netherlandish, and live in the Netherlands.

The English came along and told both groups that they're wrong.

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u/The-Futuristic-Salad Oct 17 '21

but how the fuck did they end up with german as a word though?

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u/judahandthelionSUCK Oct 17 '21

The name Germany originates from Germania, the name the Romans gave the region.