Deutsch is the German language

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

 word for German (adjective). Deutsche are Germans

Germans

The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....

, while [eine] Deutsche/[ein] Deutscher is [a] German (female and male forms, respectively). Etymologically

Etymology

Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...

, the word originates from the Old High German

Old High German

The term Old High German refers to the earliest stage of the German language and it conventionally covers the period from around 500 to 1050. Coherent written texts do not appear until the second half of the 8th century, and some treat the period before 750 as 'prehistoric' and date the start of...

 word diutisc (from diot "people"), referring to the Germanic

Germanic languages

The Germanic languages constitute a sub-branch of the Indo-European language family. The common ancestor of all of the languages in this branch is called Proto-Germanic , which was spoken in approximately the mid-1st millennium BC in Iron Age northern Europe...

 "language of the people" as opposed to Latin, the language of the learned (see also theodiscus). Only later did the word come to refer to the people who spoke the language. The word Dutch is a variant form, which now has a distinct meaning. Deutsch, and its various forms, may refer to:

• the German language
  German language
  German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
  
  
• Deutsch, a village in the German municipality of Groß Garz
  Groß Garz
  Groß Garz is a village and a former municipality in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Zehrental.The villages Deutsch, Haverland, Jeggel and Lindenberg belong to Groß Garz....
  
  
• Deutsch (crater)
  Deutsch (crater)
  Deutsch is a lunar crater on the far side of the Moon. It lies to the southwest of the larger crater Seyfert. About one crater to the east-northeast is Polzunov....
  
  , a crater on the far side of the Moon
• Deutsch Inc.
  Deutsch Inc.
  Deutsch Inc. is a notable American advertising agency.Founded in 1969 as David Deutsch Associates, Inc., in 1989 the founder's son Donny Deutsch took over the agency and led it through a period of growth and creative accolades, including:...
  
  , an American advertising agency
• André Deutsch
  André Deutsch
  André Deutsch was a British publisher.After having learned the business of publishing working for Francis Aldor with whom he was interned in the Isle of Man during the Second World War and who had introduced him to the industry, André Deutsch left Aldor's employment after a few months to continue...
  
  ,an imprint of Carlton Publishing Group
  Carlton Publishing Group
  Carlton Publishing Group is a London, England book publisher of illustrated reference, biography, leisure and entertainment books. It publishes books under the imprints of, Carlton Books, Goodman Books, André Deutsch and Prion...
  
  
• Deutsche Bank
  Deutsche Bank
  Deutsche Bank AG is a global financial service company with its headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. It employs more than 100,000 people in over 70 countries, and has a large presence in Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the emerging markets...
  
  , a German bank
• Deutsche Welle
  Deutsche Welle
  Deutsche Welle or DW, is Germany's international broadcaster. The service is aimed at the overseas market. It broadcasts news and information on shortwave, Internet and satellite radio on 98.7 DZFE in 30 languages . It has a satellite television service , that is available in four languages, and...
  
  , international public broadcaster
• Deutsche Telekom
  Deutsche Telekom
  Deutsche Telekom AG is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. It is the largest telecommunications company in Europe....
  
   AG, a telecommunications company based in Bonn, Germany
• Deutsch (surname)
  Deutsch (surname)
  Deutsch is a German surname, meaning German. When transliterated from other languages, it may also be spelledas Deutch, Deitch, Deich, Dajč.-Deutsch:* Adolph Deutsch, Academy Award-winning composer...
  
  
• Deutschland, the German language name for Germany
  Germany
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
  
  
• Deutsch (Interconnect Solutions)
  Deutsch (Interconnect Solutions)
  Deutsch is a manufacturer of electrical and fibre optic connectors. They specialise in extreme environments such as high temperature, pressure , high vibration and many other different applications like Space, Formula 1 cars, Defense, Civil & Military Aerospace and Battle Field applications.They...
  
  , an international connector manufacturer