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== History ==
{{see also|Dutch uncle#Origins}}
The popular story dates the etymology of the term Dutch courage to English soldiers fighting in the [[Anglo-Dutch Wars]]<ref name="OED">{{cite book |chapter=Dutch |title=Oxford English Dictionary |edition=2nd |date=1989 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref> (1652–1674) and perhaps as early as the [[Thirty Years' War]] (1618–1648). One version states that [[jenever]] (or Dutch gin) was used by English soldiers for its calming effects before battle, and for its purported warming properties on the body in cold weather. Another version has it that English soldiers noted the bravery-inducing effects of jenever on Dutch soldiers.<ref name="HistoryExtra">{{cite web |url= https://www.historyextra.com/period/general-history/what-is-the-origin-of-the-phrase-dutch-courage/ |title=What is the origin of the phrase 'Dutch Courage'? |first=Eugene |last=Byrne |website= History Extra |date=26 July 2013 |access-date=26 December 2022}}</ref><ref name="Phrases">{{cite web | place = [[United Kingdom|UK]] |url= https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/dutch-courage.html |title= Dutch courage |first=Gary |last=Martin |website= Phrases |access-date= 26 December 2022}}</ref>
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