hoch (“high”) + Deitsch (“German”); compare German Hochdeutsch
Hochdeitsch n
- (standard) German [1]
- ^ 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") [1]
