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Pennsylvania German
Etymology
hoch (“high”) + Deitsch (“German”); compare German Hochdeutsch
Noun
Hochdeitsch n
- (standard) German [1]
References
- ^ Common Sense Pennsylvania German Dictionary, With Supplement, Revised and Enlarged. Containing Nearly All the Pennsylvania German Words in Common Use. James C. Lins, Proprietor. Published by James C. Lins, Reading, PA., 1895, p. 30 ("Deitsch, German, Dutch") and p. 72 ("Hoch Deitsch, German")