Why is Germany called Tyskland in Danish?

What once became Germany (not the "Germany" we now know) has been an alliance and conglomerate of many tribes, among them Germanen (Teutons) and Alemannen. read more

Germany is called Tyskland in Danish, Norwegian and Swedish because that is how Deutschland was rendered in those languages. In Late Middle High German, the word for ‘Germany’ was Tiutschland, with a ‘t’, rather than a ‘d’, and this may have influenced the Scandinavian languages, which also used the ‘t’ sound. read more

Because of Germany's geographic position in the centre of Europe, as well as its long history as a non-united region of distinct tribes and states, there are many widely varying names of Germany in different languages, perhaps more so than for any other European nation. read more