I just asked my daughter the blue-water sailor about this. She never
heard of Dutch roll, but thought it perhaps came from the motion of a
round-bottomed boat popular when the Dutch ruled the ocean waves
(think Henry Hudson).

Okay, last night I asked my son-in-law. He pointed out that if there
is anything bad in nautical usage, it gets the adjective Dutch. (Not
just nautical, I suppose. There is also Dutch treat, which was
considered de trop when I was a lad but which has since evidently
become acceptable.)

all the best -- Dan Ford
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