Etymology

Amish

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Today it means: A strict Anabaptist sect living mainly in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana. Full definition →

Pennsylvania German Amisch ← German Amische ← Old High German ambahtman
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  1. Old High German · derived fromambahtman
  2. German · derived fromAmische
  3. Pennsylvania German · derived fromAmisch
  4. English todayAmish

From Pennsylvania German Amisch or German Amische, after the name of the Swiss preacher Jakob Amman (1645-1730). The surname is a contraction of Old High German ambahtman.

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