Where does “Швейца́рия” come from?
Швейца́рия (Russian) comes from Polish Szwajcaria, from Polish szwajcar, 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 — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
Ancestry of “Швейца́рия”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | Szwajcaria | — |
| 2 | Polish | szwajcar | doorkeeper, doorman |
| 3 | German | Schweizer | from, of, or pertaining to Switzerland; Swiss... |
| 4 | Middle High German | Swīzer | male person from the valley or the town of Schwyz |
| 5 | Middle High German | Swīz | the valley or the town of Schwyz; Schwyz |
| 6 | Old High German | Suittes | the town of Schwyz |
| 7 | Old High German | swīdan | to burn |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | swīþan | to burn, to singe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | swīþaną | to burn, singe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swey- | to twist, swing; to hiss; whistle; to swing,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |