Dictionary

Pennsylvania Dutch en · ADJ

Etymology

From their primary residence in Pennsylvania and from Palatine German Deitsch (“German”), their own endonym, gradually modified under influence from Dutch.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Related to the Pennsylvania German people or their language.

Synonyms

Pennsylvania German

Pennsylvania Dutch en · NOUN

Etymology

From their primary residence in Pennsylvania and from Palatine German Deitsch (“German”), their own endonym, gradually modified under influence from Dutch.

Meanings

1. (countable, in-plural, uncountable) Those people of German origin who settled in the Pennsylvania area prior to 1800, and their descendants.
   • The holiday evolved over centuries as it was observed by different groups, from the Celts to Germans to the Pennsylvania Dutch and eventually, by those in other parts of the US. 2023 February 1, Scottie Andrew, “The bizarre history of Groundhog Day”, in CNN, archived from the original on 18 Jul 2024:
2. (uncountable) Their language, Pennsylvania German, a High German language descended from Palatine German.
3. (countable, nonstandard, uncountable) The Old Order Amish.

Forms

Deriveds

Pennsylvania Dutchland · Pennsylvania Dutch English

Relateds

Black Dutch

Synonyms

Pennsylvania German

Translations (13)

pl Pensylwanka (People of Pennsylvania German origin) · nb pennsylvaniatysk (language) · pl Pensylwańczyk (People of Pennsylvania German origin) · sco Pennsylvanish (language) · pdc Deitsch (language) · nn pennsylvaniatyskarar (People of Pennsylvania German origin) · kw Pennsylvaynek (language) · nn pennsylvaniatysk (language) · de Pennsylvaniadeutsch (language) · de Pennsylvanier (People of Pennsylvania German origin) · nb pennsylvaniatyskere (People of Pennsylvania German origin) · pdc Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch (language) · pl język pensylwański (language)