Mannschaft

Etymology 1
From ; analysable as. Compare 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) crew members of a ship
 * 2) team group of people
 * 3)  group of soldiers belonging to one military unit
 * 1)  group of soldiers belonging to one military unit
 * 1)  group of soldiers belonging to one military unit
 * 1)  group of soldiers belonging to one military unit
 * 1)  group of soldiers belonging to one military unit

Etymology 2
Partly from etymology 1 above, partly a reborrowing from other European languages including. While the national squad has always been referred to as die Mannschaft in German, this used to mean no more than “the team” in the same way that this word would be used referring to any other team. However, it has recently come to be used as a semi-official nickname of the national team.

Proper noun

 * 1) the national football team of Germany