Where does “svițerean” come from?
svițerean (Romanian) comes from Romanian Svițera, 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 — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
svițerean (Romanian): Swiss
Definitions
- Swiss
Ancestry of “svițerean”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Svițera | Switzerland |
| 2 | Italian | Svizzera | hamburger |
| 3 | German | Schwytzer | a Swiss person |
| 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... |