people from england are called english etc so why people from holland are dutch???

Answer 1

Strictly spoken even Holland is wrong. Holland was the name of the county Holland until 1795. But as the economic and cultural centre of The Netherlands was situated in the old county of Holland, this last name stood for the whole of The Netherlands.

Moreover the name "The Netherlands" also applies for Belgium historically. Originally there were 17 counties united as the Low Countries, in French Les Pays Bas. History divided them into two groups which became Belgium and Netherlands.

Now about Dutch. This word is the English counterpart of the Dutch words "Diets" and "Duits". In Dutch "Duits" means "German", where the Germans call themselves "Deutsche".

Around 1290 in the northern and eastern part of the Netherlands the word was: "duutsc" and as the Frisian people (living in the North) spoke a language much more alike English, the English adapted "dutch" from Frisian "duutsc". Later "duutsc" became the Dutch word for our eastern neighbors: Duits (German).

Answer 2

Well, they're only called Dutch in English! From Deuchland, I suppose. And even in older English documents, the term Dutch disappears, Hollanders or Netherlanders are more common.

Answer 3

People from England speak Engish.. People from Holland speak Dutch.

Answer 4

The proper name for Holland is "The Netherlands" and in their language, Dutch people call themselves "Nederlanders" or people of the Netherlands. People who speak other languages are just dumb and make up names.

Answer 5

Its Netherlands also. Woudl you want to be called a "holly or a nether?"

Coz if your not dutch then you are not much.

Deutsland is Germany ffs

Answer 6

Yeah good question! i dunno the answer though , in fact i wonder where "Going Dutch" out to a meal or something came about too? One time i asked a woman out on a dinner date to "Go Dutch" - I payed , she wore wooden shoes....

Answer 7

deutschland