Where does “Svițera” come from?
Svițera (Romanian) comes from Italian Svizzera, from German Schwytzer, 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...
Svițera (Romanian): Switzerland
Definitions
- Switzerland
Ancestry of “Svițera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | Svizzera | hamburger |
| 2 | German | Schwytzer | a Swiss person |
| 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... |