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During the 16th and 18th century, often called Alamodezeit in German, French threatened to replace German as the language of culture and government in the German states of the Holy Roman Empire. The German princes copied the customs and etiquette of the French court. As a result of the Huguenot Wars in France, many French refugees settled in Germany and because of the Thirty Years' War many mercenaries and foreign armies roamed the lands. Because of this, an increasing amount of French loan words entered the German language. Voltaire, when visiting the Prussian royal court in 1750, famously remarked: "I am in France here, they speak our language, German is reserved for soldiers and horses". Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning to cultivate), generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activity significance. ... The extent of the Holy Roman Empire in c. ... Etiquette, one aspect of decorum, is a code that governs the expectations of social behavior, according to the conventional norm within a society, social class, or group. ... The French Wars of Religion were a series of conflicts fought between the Catholic League and the Huguenots from the middle of the sixteenth century to the Edict of Nantes in 1598. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A mercenary, is a person who takes part in an armed conflict and is motivated to take part in the hostilities essentially by the desire for private gain and, in fact, is promised, by or on behalf of a Party to the conflict, material compensation substantially in excess of that... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... For the sport horse, see Voltaire (horse). ... Motto: Suum cuique Latin: To each his own Prussia at its peak, as leading state of the German Empire Capital Königsberg, later Berlin Political structure Duchy, Kingdom, Republic Duke1  - 1525–68 Albert I  - 1688–1701 Frederick III King1  - 1701–13 Frederick I  - 1888–1918 William II Prime Minister1,2... This article is about a military rank. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ...

German poets like Gryphius, Von Opitz and Von Zesen made efforts, during the 17th century, to reduce French influence on the German language. These poets, and many other intellectual Germans at the time because of the Thirty Years' War, had studied in the Netherlands, at Dutch universities. In their attempt to reduce French influence on German they Germanised a great number of Dutch words, among them are: "Abstand" (Du. Afstand), Bollwerk (Du. Bolwerk) and Wörterbuch (Du. Woordenboek). Gryphius may be Andreas Gryphius Christian Gryphius , son of Andreas Sébastien Gryphe, French printer Category: ... Martin Opitz von Boberfeld (December 23, 1597 – August 20, 1639), German poet, was born in BolesÅ‚awiec (Bunzlau) in Silesia, the son of a prosperous citizen. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... The poor poet A poet is a person who writes poetry. ... Distance is a numerical description of how far apart objects are at any given moment in time. ... Dutch (  ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 23 million people, mainly in the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname, but also by smaller groups of speakers in parts of France, Germany and several former Dutch colonies. ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... Dutch (  ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 23 million people, mainly in the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname, but also by smaller groups of speakers in parts of France, Germany and several former Dutch colonies. ... The dictionary is a list of words with their definitions, a list of characters with their glyphs, or a list of words with corresponding words in other languages. ... Dutch (  ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 23 million people, mainly in the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname, but also by smaller groups of speakers in parts of France, Germany and several former Dutch colonies. ...

A large number of mathematical terms, Dutch being one of the few European languages that use native rather than Greek or Latin-based words, were translated or Germanised, these include: "Mittelpunkt" (Du. Middelpunt), Mittellinie (Du. Middellinie) and Dreieck (Du. Driehoek). Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, as imagined by by Raphael in this detail from The School of Athens. ... Look up Center in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Dutch (  ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 23 million people, mainly in the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname, but also by smaller groups of speakers in parts of France, Germany and several former Dutch colonies. ... DIAMETER is an AAA protocol (Authentication, Authorization and Accounting) succeeding its predecessor RADIUS. // The name is a pun on the RADIUS protocol, which is the predecessor (a diameter is twice the radius). ... Dutch (  ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 23 million people, mainly in the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname, but also by smaller groups of speakers in parts of France, Germany and several former Dutch colonies. ... A triangle is one of the basic shapes of geometry: a polygon with three vertices and three sides which are straight line segments. ... Dutch (  ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 23 million people, mainly in the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname, but also by smaller groups of speakers in parts of France, Germany and several former Dutch colonies. ...

Because of (especially Southern) Germany's limited experience of the (high) sea compared to that of the Dutch a large number of maritime terms and of marine animals were also introduced from Dutch. A few examples are: "Brandung" (Du. Branding), Dünung (Du. Deining) and Pumpe (Du. Pomp) "Pottfisch" (Du. Potvis), Hai (Du. Haai) and Makrele (Du. Makreel). Sea as seen from jetty in Frankston, Australia Look up maritime in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... it is cool ... Dutch (  ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 23 million people, mainly in the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname, but also by smaller groups of speakers in parts of France, Germany and several former Dutch colonies. ... Look up swell in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Dutch (  ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 23 million people, mainly in the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname, but also by smaller groups of speakers in parts of France, Germany and several former Dutch colonies. ... An electrically driven pump (electropump) for waterworks near the Hengsteysee, Germany. ... Dutch (  ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 23 million people, mainly in the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname, but also by smaller groups of speakers in parts of France, Germany and several former Dutch colonies. ... Binomial name Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 Sperm Whale range (in blue) The Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus) is the largest of all toothed whales and is the largest toothed animal alive, measuring up to 18 metres (60 ft) long. ... Dutch (  ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 23 million people, mainly in the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname, but also by smaller groups of speakers in parts of France, Germany and several former Dutch colonies. ... Orders Carcharhiniformes Heterodontiformes Hexanchiformes Lamniformes Orectolobiformes Pristiophoriformes Squaliformes Squatiniformes Symmoriida(extinct) Sharks (superorder Selachimorpha) are fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton[1] and a streamlined body. ... Dutch (  ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 23 million people, mainly in the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname, but also by smaller groups of speakers in parts of France, Germany and several former Dutch colonies. ... Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of fish, mostly, but not exclusively, from the family Scombridae. ... Dutch (  ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 23 million people, mainly in the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname, but also by smaller groups of speakers in parts of France, Germany and several former Dutch colonies. ...

During the 12th century, after a number of devastating floods in the Netherlands, a large number of Dutch people migrated to other areas such as The Wash (England), the Gironde delta (France) and the German cities of Hamburg and Bremen. Dutch also had considerable influence on the Berlin dialect. When the Margrave of Brandenburg invited the Dutch to settle in his realm thousands of Dutchmen and women moved to the Elbe region near Berlin where they built dikes to drain away the water of the local swamps. As a result the Berlin dialect inherited some Dutch features ^[1] such as ick (Du. ik), ooch (Du. ook) and koofen (Du. kopen). (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... Picture of flooding in Amphoe Sena, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand. ... The Wash, as seen looking west from Heacham, Norfolk The Wash is also the name of a 2001 film. ... Location Coordinates Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE6 First Mayor Ole von Beust (CDU) Governing party CDU Votes in Bundesrat 3 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  755 km² (292 sq mi) Population 1,754,317 (11/2006)[1]  - Density 2,324 /km² (6,018... Bremen, see Bremen (disambiguation). ... Berlinerisch is a dialect of Berlin Brandenburgish spoken in Berlin. ... Historically the Margrave of Brandenburg was one of the most powerful titles in the Holy Roman Empire in being one of the 4 temporal electors and so being one of only 7 lords in the empire with a say in who became the next emperor. ... The Dutch (Ethnonym: Nederlanders meaning Lowlanders) are the dominant ethnic group[1] of the Netherlands[2]. They are usually seen as a Germanic people. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Dutch (  ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 23 million people, mainly in the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname, but also by smaller groups of speakers in parts of France, Germany and several former Dutch colonies. ... Dutch (  ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 23 million people, mainly in the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname, but also by smaller groups of speakers in parts of France, Germany and several former Dutch colonies. ... Dutch (  ) is a West Germanic language spoken by around 23 million people, mainly in the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname, but also by smaller groups of speakers in parts of France, Germany and several former Dutch colonies. ...

References, notes and sources

1. ^ The original dialect of Berlin was Low German, however Berlin stopped using this dialect around 1500 in favour of High German. The following words, even though they might have very similar or identical (written) counterparts in Low German, are of Dutch origin or were reintroduced by the Dutch settlers.

Main source: Onbekende Buren, by Dik Linthout. Taal, Nederlandse invloeden op het Duits, page 101-103. (Language, Dutch influences on the German language.)

Secondary: Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse letteren, Dutch online/digital library on the Dutch language and literature. (Link)