Why does ‘Dutch’ refer to the Low Countries, but ‘Deutsch’ to Germany? It’s because their medieval ancestor denoted any vernacular continental West Germanic language. Only later did their meanings specify, with the meaning of ‘Dutch’ evolving in a different way than that of ‘Deutsch’. Zoom in on my new infographic to read more – and to learn how ‘Teuton’, ‘Theodoric’, ‘Terry’ and ‘Derek’ are related as well. All of these stem from a word meaning “people; tribe”.