Indo-European family
Pennsylvania Dutch
c. 1700 CE – today Living
Pennsylvania Dutch (c. 1700 CE – today) is a living Indo-European language. Lineage: Proto-Indo-European → Proto-Germanic → … → Middle High German → German → Pennsylvania Dutch.
See Pennsylvania Dutch on the interactive map- Speakers
- 300K (300,000)
- ISO 639-3
- pdc
Palatine German variety brought to North America in the 18th century; spoken mainly by Amish and Old Order Mennonites.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4,500 BCE – 2,500 BCE
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE – 500 CE
- Proto-West-Germanic200 CE – 700 CE
- Old High German750 CE – 1050 CE
- Middle High German1050 CE – 1350 CE
- German1350 CE – today
- Pennsylvania Dutchc. 1700 CE – today