While "Germany" is a more general term that refers to the entire country, the name "Deutschland" is specifically linked to the language and culture of Germany. The titles of Deutschland called Germany also reflect the distinctions between the German and English languages in terms of linguistic implications.
When the country came about, different languages chose names that were associated with one of the original tribes, and just happened to pick differently. So, "Germany" came from the Latin "Germania", "Allemagne" from the Alemanni tribe, and "Deutschland" from the old High German word "diutisc" meaning "of the people".
Well, Dutch is the language of The Netherlands and Deutsch is the language of Germany. Essentially, Deutsch is the German word for 'German. Did you get that? Consequently, Deutschland is the land of Deutsch or 'Germany', another country in Europe.
The word Dutch comes from a Proto-Germanic word meaning “of the people.” It shares a root with the German word Deutsch, which has led to some confusing names. The name Germans call Germany, for example, is Deutschland and the people there Deutsch. Dutch and German are related, after all, both being Germanic languages.
Tedesco (or Todesco, or Todisco; plural "Tedeschi") is an Italian word for "German". Etymologically, it derives from Theodiscus, sharing the same root of German "Deutsch", it is derived from “Teutonic”. Both Tedesco and Tedeschi are common surnames among Italians, both in Italy and in the diaspora.
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What did Brits call Germans?
Another productive area of slang was words for the enemy. British troops tended to call German soldiers Fritz or Fritzie (a German pet form of Friedrich) or Jerry (short for German, but also modelled on the English name).
It comes from the name of the region, lower countries(nieder = lower;lande =territory, region). also the dutch call germany duitsland and the germans duits (sounds familiar?).
The word Holland literally meant “wood-land” in Old English and originally referred to people from the northern region of the Netherlands. Over time, Holland, among English speakers, came to apply to the entire country, though it only refers to two provinces—the coastal North and South Holland—in the Netherlands today.
Holland actually only means the two provinces of Noord-Holland and Zuid-Holland. However, the name Holland is often used when all of the Netherlands is meant.
While "Germany" is a more general term that refers to the entire country, the name "Deutschland" is specifically linked to the language and culture of Germany. The titles of Deutschland called Germany also reflect the distinctions between the German and English languages in terms of linguistic implications.
What was Germany called before it was called Germany? Germany was a conglomeration of many kingdoms and empires but was often referred to as Germania, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Franks. It was also previously known as Prussia.
Germany is called Tyskland in Danish, Norwegian and Swedish because that is how Deutschland was rendered in those languages. In Late Middle High German, the word for 'Germany' was Tiutschland, with a 't', rather than a 'd', and this may have influenced the Scandinavian languages, which also used the 't' sound.
Ossi and Wessi (German pronunciation: [ˈɔsiː] – "easterner"; German pronunciation: [ˈvɛsiː] – "westerner") are the informal names that people in Germany call former citizens of East Germany and West Germany before re-unification (1945–1990).
The Republic of India has two principal short names, each of which is historically significant, India and Bhārat. A third name, "Hindūstān", is sometimes an alternative name for the region comprising most of the modern Indian states of the Indian Subcontinent when Indians speak among themselves.
The Dutch people prefer you use “The Netherlands” as Holland is a Western region of the country and consists of two provinces: North Holland and South Holland [it used to be a single Province].
Seeing as the Dutch refer to themselves as "nederlanders", there's no reason why the English can't use the equivalent 'netherlanders', in the same vein as 'greenlanders' or indeed 'new zealanders', but that's a different question.
Why does the Netherlands not want to be called Holland?
Because tourists primarily visit cities in the region of Holland, largely ignoring the other 10 provinces, the government has decided to work to attract focus on the country as a whole. The Dutch government is transitioning to using “The Netherlands” in all of its official branding.
The Netherlands (Dutch: Nederland [ˈneːdərlɑnt]), informally Holland, is a country located in northwestern Europe with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Germans (German: Deutsche, pronounced [ˈdɔʏtʃə]) are the natives or inhabitants of Germany, or sometimes more broadly any people who are of German descent or native speakers of the German language. The constitution of Germany defines a German as a German citizen.
Dutch is very similar to German, especially with regards to vocabulary, but the grammar is very different. It could be argued that Dutch has developed further and has become more simplified. The difference between the two languages is very clear when you look at the four cases.
