Are dutch people originally from netherlands?

Question

Are dutch people originally from netherlands?

Answer 1

I know that a lot of dutch people are of indonesian or german descent,,like me

but if someone is born in the netherlands then the nationalty is official 'dutch' so then it doesnt matter what kind of 'descent' you have

Answer 2

If you are from the Netherlands, you are Dutch.

Or if anything is from the Netherlands, for that matter.

For example, I live in the Netherlands, and I am a Dutch person. If cheese comes from the Netherlands, it is Dutch cheese.

It's like ''British'' for Britain.

Answer 3

I'm not sure what you mean.

If you mean: originally by millenia, then no. For instance, in the fourth century large groups of people were moving all around Europe. The people who live now in the Netherlands mostly come from the eastern part. The people that lived here fled to the UK. Only part of the original inhabitants stayed here (Frisians), that's why Frisian language is an Anglo-Saxon language, as opposed to the Dutch Language which is German.

If you mean are most Dutch people born here, then yes, most of them are born in the Netherlands. Although, ever since post-medieval times, immigrants from all over Europe came to live here: During the 16th century a lot of people from Belgium fled for the Spanish. Later also German people came here. And the last 50 year or so, a lot of immigrants from southern Europe (Italy, Spain), came here to work. About last 20 years, a lot of refugees, mostly from Africa and the near East came here to live, so they are not from the Netherlands.

Answer 4

its an english word: ' dutch' .  We  Dutchmen say Nederlander and not Dutchman.

We Nederlanders do live in Nederland.

English speaking people say Dutchman, they say the Dutch live in Holland, and they are confused about that.