People's surnames often provide clues into their way back family history. Learn what Von and Van mean for the Dutch and Germans.

Ä, Ö and Ü are simple variations of familiar letters, but the ​​fourth letter that German has that we don’t is the real kicker:  ß  Eszett

Old German letters are tough to read but they are mostly the same alphabet we use - just with a few variations.

One says he's German. The other says he's Danish. They're twins. It actually makes sense, but there's history to understand.