Etymology

Potato Germans

Today it means: A group of German families who settled in the heathlands of central Jutland in Denmark during the mid-1700s. Full definition →

Danish Kartoffeltyskere
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  1. Danish · calque ofKartoffeltyskere
  2. English todayPotato Germans

Calque of Danish Kartoffeltyskere, in reference to the cultivation of potatoes in the areas they settled.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.