Where does “şveytsar” come from?
şveytsar (Crimean Tatar) comes from German Schweizer, from Middle High German Swīzer, from Middle High German Swīz, from Old High German Suittes, from Old High German swīdan, from Proto-West Germanic swīþan, from Proto-Germanic swīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European swey- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
şveytsar (Crimean Tatar): hall porter, doorman, doorkeeper
Definitions
- hall porter, doorman, doorkeeper
Ancestry of “şveytsar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Schweizer | from, of, or pertaining to Switzerland; Swiss... |
| 2 | Middle High German | Swīzer | male person from the valley or the town of Schwyz |
| 3 | Middle High German | Swīz | the valley or the town of Schwyz; Schwyz |
| 4 | Old High German | Suittes | the town of Schwyz |
| 5 | Old High German | swīdan | to burn |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | swīþan | to burn, to singe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | swīþaną | to burn, singe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swey- | to twist, swing; to hiss; whistle; to swing,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |