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'Dutch' is 'Nederlands' in Dutch
The English word is derived from "Diets". Dutch is based on Frankish, but that term has vanished into the mists of time, or so it seems. Nederland simply means low (nether) land, surviving in the term Low Countries (including Belgium, where another form of Low German is spoken, known as Flemish (Vlaams) and of course in Bob Dylan's Ballad "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" - an ode to chanteuse Nico whom Dylan mistook for a Dutch lady (she was German). Double Dutch refers to unintelligible speech, as Dutch is peppered with guttural fricatives, sounding like a commercial for Fisherman's Friend, as an English pal once quipped.
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Do you have to speak Dutch to be Dutch?
You only need to be in possession of a dutch passport be dutch, or "nederlands" you are considered a Dutchman "nederlander" if you are also born in the Netherlands. this is one giant lie. a pasport that says dutch means nothing, a guy for example a muslim with a dutch pasport is not dutch. you have to be dutch by blood to be a dutchman. if your dutch by blood you dont have to speak dutch to be dutch
What is 'from English to Dutch' in Dutch?
'from English to Dutch' is 'van Engels naar Nederlands' in dutch
What are the people from the Netherlands called?
Dutch people or in the language that they speak over there (Dutch) Nederlanders
What do you call people that come from Holland?
In Holland, the Dutch adjective is "Holland's." There is no true adjective for Holland in English. The closest adjective in English is "Dutch," however, that not only applies to Holland but to all of the Netherlands. It is also common to hear "of or from Holland" in English.
How did the Dutch influence America and the native Americans?
The Dutch saw them as trading partners. The Dutch were not interested in converting them.
What does Dutch man mean?
A dutch man is a man from the Netherlands, or as we dutch say a dutch man is a "hollander"
What is 'love' in Dutch?
love is 'liefde' in dutch.
Where was double dutch invented?
Double dutch was invented in England by the Dutch.
What group of settlers brought bowling to America?
dutch dutch dutch
Is Madonna Dutch?
yes modonna is dutch her father was born dutch
From English to Dutch What is experimented in Dutch?
English- expiremented Dutch- experimenteerde
What nicknames does Dutch Merrick go by?
Dutch Merrick goes by Dutch.
