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Pennsylvania Dutch comes from Palatine German Deitsch ‘German’.
- Palatine GermanmodernDeitsch‘German’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023Pennsylvania Dutch
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Palatine GermanmodernDeitsch‘German’
- Englishearliest quotation 2023Pennsylvania Dutch
Earliest quotation: 2023, Scottie Andrew, The bizarre history of Groundhog Day: “The holiday evolved over centuries as it was observed…”
Every English word from Palatine German Deitsch
Today it means
noun Those people of German origin who settled in the Pennsylvania area prior to 1800, and their descendants.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Palatine German Deitsch / Pennsylvania Dutch