Can you please explain this to me:
The names for countries are similar, if slightly different in each language (eg England, Angleterre, Engeland etc)
However, the words for "german" seem to be completely different in each of the European languages, ie:
In german: deutsch, Deutschland
In dutch: duits, duitsland (of course dutch is close to low german)
In english: german, Germany
In french: allemand
In italian: tedesco, Germania
In russian: nemetz, germania
Why the difference? It must be something to do with the history of the formation of the German nation.
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