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Re:Why do we call Deutschland Germany? (2020) by PierreProstata on Thursday April 21, 2022 @01:39PM (#31112662)
Holland = Holtland = "wood land", is a/the main region in the Netherlands

Netherlands = Nederlande = "low lands", encompasses the land which is devoid of mountains

Dutch = same origin as Deutsch (like Pennsylvania Dutch, which is closer to German than Dutch)

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Re:Why do we call Deutschland Germany? (2020) by rvense on Thursday April 21, 2022 @03:46PM (#31114336)
I've heard that the term Pennsylvania Dutch actually comes from English-speakers mishearing/misunderstanding when the speakers refer to their own language "Deutsch".
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