why people called "share" was "go dutch"?

Question

but dutch
is
a country

Answer 1

They also call a door that is split in half so the bottom and top open separatedly a dutch door. Obviously there is something about spliting a whole into 2 halves. I wonder if it is because the dikes split up the low lands.

Answer 2

The phrase "going Dutch" probably originates from Dutch etiquette. In the Netherlands, it is not unusual to pay separately when dating. The Dutch were already internationally known as scrooges, and English rivalry with The Netherlands especially during the period of the Anglo-Dutch Wars gave rise to several phrases including Dutch that promote certain negative stereotypes. Examples include Dutch courage, Dutch uncle and Dutch wife. The particular stereotype associated with this usage is the idea of Dutch people as ungregarious and selfish.

In the Netherlands, the expression "American-style party" is used instead.

Answer 3

Traditionally everything that is weird, unusual, incomprehensible even or opposed to traditional rules and convention, is called Dutch. Hence Dutch game, It's all Dutch to me, etc. I think this is because of how strange the language sounds to the average English speaker.
Hence, splitting the bill rather than buying rounds is called to go Dutch.

Answer 4

It was a slight against the Dutch started by the English in the 17th century. A "Dutch treat" is not a treat at all.

Answer 5

I'm not exactly sure where that phrase derived from...but I'm not fond of wearing the wooden shoes/slippers so I usually pay.....

Answer 6

pass that dutch, pass that dutch, pass that dutch...