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  1. #Germany has for centuries been a conglomerate of many tribes. The neighbour tribe of Alemannen gave the #French name Allemagne.

    #Polish name #Niemcy comes from *němьcь - speechless - since German is not mutually intelligible with #Slavic languages.

    #Faroese word for #Germany is #Týskland. It derives from Old High German work #diutisc (of or pertaining to the people or tribe). In #OldNorse it became þýðskr/þjóðskr and later formed #Tyskland in Scandinavian languages.

    #føroyskt #WordOfTheDay