Government Types in the Middle Ages?

[jester47]

No, it does not. It means "land of the Deutsch", and the "Deutsch" were all the German people, not just "Dukes". "Deutsch" is related to "Dutch", obviously.

Both "Dutch" and "Deutsch" come from the Proto-Indo-European root *teutaa (aa="long" a), meaning "tribe". This root is also the origin of "total" and "tutti" (as in "tutti frutti").

The word "duke", on the other hand, comes from the Latin duc-, meaning "leader", from the Proto-Indo-European *deuk-, meaning "to lead". This root is also the origin of "tug", "tow", and "taut". ("Educate" also comes from this root, in combination with the root *egh-, meaning "out".)

Well that teaches me to make assumptions about a language from looking at royal titles in their original language! I got that crazy idea probably from a page on Ludwig II where they had Deutsch and Bavaria right next to each other. Cant find the page now... but thats what I get for trying to be smart...



Aaron.