2007-06-04 21:25:01 · 8 answers · asked by mddway 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I am German and I can tell you the following:
"Deutschland": our name for our own country.
"Dutchland": this word does not exist.
"Deitschland": this word does not exist.
"deutsch": the adjective for our country, meaning "german".
"Dutch": the English adjective for people coming from the Netherlands. This word has nothing to do with Germany, but is often mixed up with it. In fact, there is a group of people called "Pennsylvania Dutch" which are in fact of German origin, this one adds to the confusion. But on the whole, it means from the Netherlands and nothing else.
"Deitsch": this word does not exist.
Hope that helps.
2007-06-04 22:24:29 · answer #1 · answered by NaturalBornKieler 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deutschland and Deutsch are the high German words for Germany and German respectively. Deitschland and Deitsch are the low German names for Germany and German respectively. Dutchland is a word coined by the Americans for commercial purposes. Dutch is the English word for the language and people of the Netherlands. If you are speaking English, then Dutch is the only one of these you need concern yourself with.
2016-05-17 06:10:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deitsch is a dialect spelling of Deutsch. The so-called Pennsylvania Dutch refer to their dialect as 'Pensilfaanisch Deitsch'.
2007-06-04 22:29:23 · answer #3 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did some german so I am sure Deutschland means -germany,Deutsch - is the german language, Dutch is what they speak in Holland.Thats about all i know
2007-06-04 21:29:12 · answer #4 · answered by sadia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Deutschland is germany
deutsch is german language
dutch is the language or the person from Holland/Netherland.
but dutch is bit close to german ...
2007-06-04 22:21:48 · answer #5 · answered by Lucy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello, I'm Dutch (from the Netherlands that is) and that we are called Dutch goes back to the founder of the Netherlands, William of Orange. (That is the answer to the colour). He was from Germany, still our Royal family has properties in Germany. In our anthem (Het Wilhelmus) we sing from 'ben ik van duitse bloed' (= I'm from German blood) , we call Germany 'Duitsland'. Just one more small wisdom from our little country: If you're not Dutch, you're not much (only kidding)
2007-06-05 10:17:08 · answer #6 · answered by Rinaldo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, I can help with "Deutschland"= German for "Germany". "Deutsch" is German for "German". "Dutch" is anything or anyone from Holland or a Dutch speaking country or community, unsure of the rest, sorry.
2007-06-04 21:30:11 · answer #7 · answered by Tique AM VA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try calling it Germany, mon ami. (or is it m' ami? je ne sais pas)
2007-06-04 21:29:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋