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Half of them refer to "German" things, where the word "deutsch" underwent some pronunciational variation.
by kleiba 2y ago
Half of them refer to "German" things, where the word "deutsch" underwent some pronunciational variation.
- izolate 2y agoActually, a lot of these pejoratives are from the 19th century. By the 17th century, the word "Dutch" had begun to solidify its meaning around the Netherlands. This mainly stems from a time when tensions between the British and Dutch were at their peak, due to competition.