No. Pennsylvania Dutch relates to Deutsch, i.e. German.
Many were called Pennsylvania Dutch.
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Texas was originally owned by the swedes captured by the dutch and then controlled by the colony of Pennsylvania.
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.
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.
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No, William Penn did not buy Pennsylvania from the Dutch.
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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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.
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It is old Pennsylvania Dutch for “we thank you very much!”
The Pennsylvania Dutch are the descendants of 17th century German immigrants primarily living in southeastern Pennsylvania.The word Dutch is a corruption of Deitsch (compare Deutsch) and refers to Germans, not the Dutch.
The people called "Pennsylvania Dutch" were settlers from Germany that set up homesteads in eastern and central Pennsylvania. The word for German is Deutsch, so when people asked them were they were from, the English heard 'Dutch' and assumed they were from Holland, e.g. English speaking folks thought they said "Dutch".