May 26, 2022
9:02 a.m.
On May 26, 2022, at 12:58 AM, Robert Elz <kre@munnari.OZ.AU> wrote:
And I kind of doubt that English is the only language/culture that does this, I seem to recall that in German, France, England (probably more) aren't the same as they are in English
France is "Frankreich" in German (kingdom of the Franks, I guess). More than you ever wanted to know: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_of_France And Deutschland is "Allemagne" in French (land of the Alamanni, I guess). More than you ever wanted to know: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_Germany (And Москва - "Moskva" - is "Moscou" in French and "Moskau" in German, just as it's "Moscow" in English.)