Is there a connection between the words 'germ' and 'German'?

It's particularly surprising since there were two words spelled and pronounced exactly the same in Latin, germānus, that are completely unrelated to each other, but with one related to modern germ, and another related to modern German. read more

I’m from Germany, and when I felt sick today, my host brother and I wondered whether there is a connection between “German” and “germs.” I know that the name “Germany” and all its other forms are very old and go back to Latin “Germania” or something. read more

There were periods where consonant sounds changed slightly between German and English. A good example is the German letter P, which changed to F 1500 years ago (Ship turned became Schiff, for example) but has remained the same ever since. read more