OT: Language and Power Frequency

From: Arfon Gryffydd <arfonrg_at_texas.net>
Date: Fri Apr 16 12:44:12 1999

>> Why do we call it Germany when it's really Deutchland?
>
>Pronounced Do-itsh-laand (?)
>
>Simple, Very Simple: The language is 'Deutsch' and the name implies just:
>'Country of the Deutsch speaking' - Mayge cruel for todays nationalism
>influenced idea, but the idea of nations and areas designed for nations
>is a bit alien to German history - Maybe because evolved from an empire
>spanning most parts of the (usefull to considere) world - I don't now.
>Also some 1000+ years in the past, Empires and people where different
>entities.
>
>The now used term Germany (and Germany) is quite new - until some
>2-300 years ago, the usage of Deutsch/Dutch included all the German
>Lands, from the North sea until the Mediteran sea was, but due
>political changes the term was restrict the Netherlands, and do
>come up with a different name German/Germans/Germany was established.
>In fact, this process did continue until the turn of _this_ century,
>until the name was standard.


Right... Uh, so why do we call it Germany again???

(Who came up with "German" and why? Why not say "Dutch" for the
Netherlands and "Deutch" for Germany? (They sound different to me))
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Received on Fri Apr 16 1999 - 12:44:12 BST

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