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Why were German immigrants referred to as the Pennsylvania dutch?
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Corruption of a German word used as a term for German immigrants in Pennsylvania?
These German Pennsylvania immigrants are called the Pennsylvania Dutch, a misnomer- the German word for German is "Deutsch," but these people were mistakenly called Dutch.
Were the Dutch a major ethnicity in Pennsylvania?
No. Pennsylvania Dutch relates to Deutsch, i.e. German.
Are the Pennsylvania Dutch really Dutch?
They were German immigrants the term is really Deutsch for German. I understand that the German immigrants that left Germany in the 17th century seeking religious freedom, settled in Pennsylvania and when they were asked where they were from? They answered in German the German word "Deutsch" which means Germany. The English speaking Pennsylvanians understood it to mean they were from Dutch land, where in fact they were saying they were from Germany.
Pennsylvania Dutch really means what?
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.
Corrupiton of a German word used as a term for German immigrants in Pennsylvania?
The expression "Pennsylvania Dutch" referring to this group of people is an alteration of the word "Deutsch" meaning "German." The Pennsylvania Dutch are actually as much of Swiss origin as German.
What type of immigrants were Pennsylvania dutch?
They were and are Germans.
Why are Amish called 'Pennsylvania Dutch'?
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.
What is Pennsylvania language?
I think you may be referring to "Pennsylvania Dutch" dialect, which derives from the Swiss and German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania during the 17th-18th centuries.See the related Wikipedia link listed below:
How did Germantown. Maryland gets its name?
Many early settlers who operated businesses there were German immigrants or Pennsylvania Dutch and their accents gave the town its name.
What group settled the most in Pennsylvania?
German, Dutch and Scandinavian
What was German immigrants daily life before the American revolution?
Most were farmers and a large majority lived in Pennsylvania. The term Pennsylvania Dutch refers to the people who came from Germany and settled in that area. The colonist before the revolution were a mixture of people from various parts of Europe. The first printers were German so many English words today reflect this heritage. Even today there are communities of Pennsylvania Dutch in Pennsylvania. In the late 1800's and early 1900's there was a lot of discrimination against Germans in the United States. In this time use of the German language was outlawed and German citizens were attacked. One man was hung because he was German, but before the revolution the German immigrants had few problems.
Why is Pennsylvania known for Pennsylvania German?
A lot of Germans settled in Pennsylvania. They are called The Deutsch (pronounced do-ich'). People started saying Dutch instead of do-ich'. it was a more English way of saying Deutsch. The Pennsylvania Dutch are German, not Holland Dutch. Germany had the deutsche mark for their currency before the Euro's.
