158: germany May 15, 2015

Why is it that Germany in German is Deutchland, but in English it is called Germany. This is because from Latin word 'Germanus', used to describe peoples of central and northern Europe. This name was perhaps given by Celts to their neighbors; this word is similar to Old Irish 'gair' which means ‘neighbor'. Back then communication between peoples was difficult and slow so corrections could not really have been made.