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Pennsylvania Dutch
Many groups of German-speaking settlers came to the New World seeking religious freedom and a better life. Why are the Pennsylvania Germans (the Amish, Hutterites, Mennonites, etc.) often referred to as the Pennsylvania Dutch? Is it a corruption of the German word Deutsch, or is there another explanation?
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German Myth 7
The Pennsylvania Dutch
If They Aren't Dutch, Why the Name?
This German myth is actually two!
First of all, we can quickly dispose of the "Pennsylvania Dutch" misnomer. The term is more properly "Pennsylvania German" because the so-called Pennsylvania Dutch have nothing to do with Holland, the Netherlands, or the Dutch language. They originally came from German-speaking areas of Europe and speak (or used to speak) a dialect of German they refer to as "Deitsch" (Deutsch). It is this word "Deutsch" (German) that has led to the second misconception about the origin of the term Pennsylvania Dutch.
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Erstellt: 2012-06