English people thought they heared the Germans say Deutch, so they thought they were Dutch.
another term for the Amish: 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.
The term "Catskill" is misleading because it refers to a mountain range in New York, not to cats. The name is derived from the Dutch "Kaatskills," which means "cat creek" or "cat's stream," but it has no direct connection to the animal.
German immigrants who settled in Pennsylvania in the 18th and 19th centuries were referred to as the Pennsylvania Dutch due to a linguistic misunderstanding. The term "Dutch" is derived from the word "Deutsch," which means "German" in German itself. As these immigrants spoke a dialect of German, English speakers mistakenly associated "Deutsch" with "Dutch," leading to the enduring term. Despite the name, the Pennsylvania Dutch primarily comprised German-speaking settlers, including the Amish and Mennonites.
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.
The term misleading is the number that does not seem in pattern of the others.
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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