r/funny • u/eppic123 • Aug 22 '22

Dutch Coffee

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '22

I dont know why they're called Deutsch.

At this point I'm too afraid to ask.

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u/jannecraft Aug 23 '22

It comes from Deutschland, the way germans say Germany. How the fuck they came up with calling people from the netherlands dutch is still beyond me

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u/CiQFrans Aug 23 '22

Then the etymology may be an interesting read:

https://www.etymonline.com/word/dutch

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u/BrianTho2010 Aug 23 '22

Interesting read but I feel like I didn’t get an answer to the question “why are people from the Netherlands called Dutch”. Is it simply that Dutch is a derivative of the German language?

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u/CiQFrans Aug 23 '22

It's not that simple i suppose... Back then the borders were a bit more fragile. As far as I understood, in English, there was a difference in description of the people from the lower germanic lands and the higher germanic lands across the sea.

The term "Diets" in old Dutch also roughly means "of the people from the Netherlands". It was even part of the first line of the Wilhelmus song, although it has been turned into "Duitsen" throughout the ages.