Dutch happens to be a Germanic language which is spoken in several European countries. The few countries where Dutch is spoken as their native language include Suriname, Netherlands, and Belgium. Some communities in Germany and France also speak Dutch as their native language.
Conversely, German also happens to be a West Germanic language like Dutch, and it seems so similar to the English language. The German language is mostly spoken in Austria and Germany, as well as a larger part of Switzerland. Some countries in which some communities therein speak German include Brazil, Canada, the US, and Argentina.
Chronologically speaking, Dutch seems similar to both Germanic English and German language. Though German seems to pronounce a few of their letters differently, still the language is conspicuously similar to Dutch. Examples of this involve that aspiration is used for letter K in German, which is not so in Dutch; also, letter G is pronounced as gamma in German, while it is pronounced as Kh in Dutch.