do

Heit iss en Feierdaag do in Amerikaa.


aa

From Old High German ouh, from Proto-Germanic *auk; cognate with German auch, Dutch ook, Old English ēac.

[…] Datt sin aa Mensche, graad wie do[…]

1908, Astor C. Wuchter, “Die Mudderschprooch”, in Earl C. Haag, editor, A Pennsylvania German Anthology, page 56:

There are people there too, just like here


mit

From Middle High German mite, from Old High German mit. Compare German mit, Dutch met, Swedish med.


well

From Middle High German welich, from Old High German welih. Compare German welch.


net

From Middle High German niwiht, niweht, niht, a contracted form of Old High German niowiht, from nio (“never”) + wiht (“being, creature”), the last from Proto-Germanic *wihtą.
Compare German nicht, Dutch niet, English not.


wie

From Middle High German wie, a merger of two interrelated forms: 1.) Old High German hwio, from older hwēo, from Proto-Germanic *hwaiwa; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 (ƕaiwa). 2.) Old High German hwē, hwie, from Proto-Germanic *hwē; cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌴 (ƕē). The latter is a variant of Proto-Germanic *hwī, whence English why, and is further a fossiled instrumental case of *hwaz, *hwat (“who, what”). Form 1 is also related to this stem. Compare German wie.

Wie weess mer as es warricklich Friehyaahr iss?

How do we know that it really is spring?


oft

Compare German oft, English often, Swedish ofta.


meh

From Middle High German mēr, from Old High German mēro. Compare German mehr, Dutch meer, English more.


wann

From Middle High German and Old High German wanne, from Proto-West Germanic *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan. Compare German wann, English when.


garn

Compare German gern and gerne, Dutch gaarne. These words are ultimately related to yearn in English.


heit

From Middle High German hiute, from Old High German hiutu (“today”). Compare German heute, Dutch heden.


wu

Compare German wo, Yiddish וווּ (vu), Dutch waar, English where.

Wu iss die Kuh?

Nau muss er sei Actions schtelle wu sei grosse Maul iss!

Now he has to put his actions where his big mouth is!


datt

Was mache denn die Nochbere datt driwwe?

2010, Earl C Haag, Pennsylvania German Reader and Grammar, page 86:

[…] datt drunne im Langschwammer Busch.

2011, Peter Fritsch, Pennsylvania Dutch Halloween Scherenschnitte, page 62:

[…] over there in the Langschwammer Forest.


nau

Compare German nun, Dutch nu, English now.


endlich

Compare German endlich, Dutch eindelijk.

Ich bin endlich zerick in Amerikaa.


weck

Shortened from Middle High German enwec, from Old High German in weg. Compare German weg, Dutch weg, Norwegian Bokmål vekk.


heem

Ich geh heem.


arrig

Compare German arg, Hunsrik aarich, Central Franconian ärch, and Dutch erg. Also etymologically linked is English eerie.


unne

Compare German unter, Dutch onder, English under.


allee

Compare German allein, Dutch alleen, English alone.


zimmlich

Ich bin zimmlich gut.


driwwe

Er schteht datt driwwe


frieh

From Middle High German vrōwe, vrūge, vruo, from Old High German fruo, from Proto-West Germanic *frō (“early”).

Mir sin allfatt frieh ins Bett gange.

2002, C. Richard Beam, Revised Pennsylvania German Dictionary, page 50:


geschder

Compare German gestern, Dutch gisteren, English yester-.


schunn

Hoscht du schunn gesse?

2002, C. Richard Beam, Revised Pennsylvania Dictionary, page 50:


abaddich

Borrowing of English apart + -ich adjectival ending.


bletzlich

Compare German plötzlich and Dutch plotseling.


waricklich

Compare German wirklich, Dutch werkelijk.


zerick

Ich bin endlich zerick in Amerikaa.


genunk

Compare German genug, Dutch genoeg, Old English ġenōg, whence English enough.


allrecht

From all + recht, calque of English all right.