The Pennsylvania Dutch got their name from the English word "Deutsch," which means German in German. The Dutch pronunciation of "Deutsch" led to the term "Dutch" being used to refer to the German-speaking immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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No, William Penn did not buy Pennsylvania from the Dutch.
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No. Pennsylvania Dutch relates to Deutsch, i.e. German.
Amish people speak Pennsylvania German, but they are not called Pennsylvania German. Pennsylvania dutch are actually just any people of German descent who settled in Pennsylvania. When the Germans came to Pennsylvania, people thought they were saying "dutch" when they were actually saying "deutch" which means German.
Many were called Pennsylvania Dutch.
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The Pennsylvania Dutch are a cultural group in Pennsylvania who are of German descent. They include various religious groups, such as the Amish and the Mennonites, but not all Pennsylvania Dutch people are Amish. The Amish are a specific religious group within the Pennsylvania Dutch community who follow a conservative and traditional lifestyle.
The name Pennsylvania Dutch is applied the German farmers that settled in PA. Many, if not most, were from the Palatine area of Germany.
Pennsylvania Dutch refers to the Amish, Mennonite, and those who also have a Pennsylvania dutch heritage, but may not be a part of the Amish or Mennonite community.
pensulvanian dutch I think he means, "Pennsylvania Dutch", which is a mispronounciation of "Pennsylvania Deutsch" -- originally from Germany. To me, I would have guessed Poland, as German names typically don't end in a hard "K" sound. I have Propeck ancestors and they were born in Baden, Germany and moved to the US in 1835, settling finally in NW Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania "Dutch" is indeed a corruption of Pennsylvania Deutsch; many German families immigrated to PA.