hallo
Yes, hallo is the German word for hello.
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.
The German word is "Hallo" or "guten Tag"
hinkel
esse
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.
pretty = hibsch
, it is the same word, though in German it is hallo
Hallo Guten Tag
to bake (verb) = backe
Apple = AppelApples = Eppel
Peach = der PaerschingPeaches = Paersching