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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

  1. hall porter, doorman, doorkeeper

Ancestry of “şveytsar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchweizerfrom, of, or pertaining to Switzerland; Swiss...
2Middle High GermanSwīzermale person from the valley or the town of Schwyz
3Middle High GermanSwīzthe valley or the town of Schwyz; Schwyz
4Old High GermanSuittesthe town of Schwyz
5Old High Germanswīdanto burn
6Proto-West Germanicswīþanto burn, to singe
7Proto-Germanicswīþanąto burn, singe
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswey-to twist, swing; to hiss; whistle; to swing,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeansew-to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
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