Where does “スイス” come from?
スイス (Japanese) comes from French Suisse, from Middle French Suisse, 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 — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
スイス (Japanese): Switzerland
Ancestry of “スイス”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | Suisse | Swiss person |
| 2 | Middle French | Suisse | male Swiss person |
| 3 | Middle High German | Swīzer | male person from the valley or the town of Schwyz |
| 4 | Middle High German | Swīz | the valley or the town of Schwyz; Schwyz |
| 5 | Old High German | Suittes | the town of Schwyz |
| 6 | Old High German | swīdan | to burn |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | swīþan | to burn, to singe |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | swīþaną | to burn, singe |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swey- | to twist, swing; to hiss; whistle; to swing,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |