You're right. I actually said "German" because the word is simpler and it makes for a more sonorous title. But I've also met super-important linguists who in conversation call old Englishes "German" and the Norman language "French".
BTW, I definitely wasn't trying to imply you didn't understand the background since you seemed to know what you were talking about but it bristles me to think other people with no linguistic background could be reading "German" and thinking.. ooh, German! Maybe that's just the personality disorder talking though ;-)