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mech@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

The weirdest ones are the Finns, calling Germany Saksa.
I’m German and I feel more at home when I’m in Finland than in Sachsen.

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bstix@feddit.dk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Finnish Saksa is a reference to the Saxon tribe from Old Saxon in Northern Germany, not the current Sachsen.

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First_Thunder@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
What about the Portuguese! ALEMANHA for Germany

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- Spezi@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  In Grench it’s Allemagne. The Alemanni were a german tribe at the rhine.
  
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  - tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    
    In Grench
    
    Is that the Grinch’s native language?
    
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    Spezi@feddit.org ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    No, its the French-Greek hybrid they speak in Freece
    
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    samus12345@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Parlez vous Grancais?
    
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