Instead, "Dutch" is a corruption of "Deutsch," meaning German, and most of the early immigrants came from the German-speaking parts of Europe. Pennsylvania Dutch cuisine, too, is heavily German ...

An Amish buggy travels in Lancaster County, where many Amish and Mennonites still speak Pennsylvania Dutch. By Kathy Lauer-Williams. UPDATED: March 30, 2019 at 5:13 AM EDT.

The Pennsylvania Dutch language – this can get confusing – is German, not Netherlands Dutch. It was spoken in the Rhine Valley and southwestern Palatinate region of what today is Germany.

In its 300 year history, Pennsylvania Dutch was once spoken by a half million speakers. By some estimates the language is gradually losing speakers, whereas others show it’s gaining speakers.

Even so, she adds, "I love to hear Pennsylvania Dutch being spoken around me and hope that someday I will be around it more, and more comfortable speaking it again. For me, it means I am home." ...

Pennsylvania Dutch is a distant relative of southern German dialects spoken by immigrants in the 1700s. When those dialects were cut off from Europe, they evolved into what is known today as ...

“Pennsylvania Dutch Treats,” literally decades in the making, is a new collection of music, spoken word, hoedown calling and Pennsylvania Dutch chanting that has just been released on CD and ...

The Pennsylvania Dutch or the Pennsylvania Germans are descendants of German speaking people who settled in Pennsylvania. They brought with them many customs, traditions and skills that many ...

"He also can speak Pennsylvania Dutch because he was raised with the Pennsylvania Dutch language," she said. There was also art, vendors, and Pennsylvania Dutch food.

In any case, Pennsylvania Dutch – or Deitsch as its speakers call it – has already left a wider mark, not just in terms of holidays, but also in the way English is spoken, says Fisher.