Pennsylvania Dutch

English Etymology From their primary residence in Pennsylvania and from en pfl Deitsch German, their own endonym, gradually modified under influence from en Dutch. Noun ~ * en in the plural Those people of German origin who settled in the Pennsylvania area prior to 1800, and their descendants. en Scottie Andrew The bizarre history of Groundhog Day w:CNN https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/01/us/groundhog-day-weird-history-punxsutawney-phil-cec 2023-02-01 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20240718154044/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/01/us/groundhog-day-weird-history-punxsutawney-phil-cec/ en uncountable Their language, Pennsylvania German, a High German language descended from Palatine German. en nonstandard The Old Order Amish. Synonyms en Pennsylvania German Derived terms en Pennsylvania Dutch English Pennsylvania Dutchland Related terms en Black Dutch Translations People of Pennsylvania German origin German: de Pennsylvanier m Norwegian: Bokmål: nb pennsylvaniatyskere Nynorsk: nn pennsylvaniatyskarar Polish: pl Pensylwańczyk m-pr, pl Pensylwanka f language Cornish: kw Pennsylvaynek m German: de Pennsylvaniadeutsch n Norwegian: Bokmål: nb pennsylvaniatysk m Nynorsk: nn pennsylvaniatysk m Pennsylvania German: pdc Deitsch n, pdc Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch n Polish: pl język pensylwański m-in Scots: sco Pennsylvanish Adjective - Related to the Pennsylvania German people or their language. Synonyms en Pennsylvania German en Languages