Some scholars say that it comes from the Pennsyvania Dutch schnell geist, or quick spirit. Quite surprisingly, the word has long had political connotations in the US. According to Rosemarie Ostler ...

But we found some of the vowels had shifted." Gluschdich (Pennsylvania Dutch) A word meaning, "I am not hungry but I feel like eating!". Pennsylvania Dutch is a Germanic language that emerged among ...

Pennsylvania Dutch culture believes New Year's celebrations foreshadow the year ahead, so "wishers" have an important job of delivering the New Year's "winsch." Meet Berks County's wishers, Mike and L ...

Before we get into the subject of Pennsylvania Dutch cooking, we need to mention that the "Dutch" part of the name is actually a misnomer. Most of the immigrants who settled in and around ...

Pennsylvania Dutch. This all started back in the fall ... You'll learn how to pronounce words, and there will be some vocabulary and common phrases. Each class is 90 minutes.