Anke

→ German: Anke

From Middle High German anke, from Old High German ancho, from Proto-West Germanic *ankwō. Cognate with Latin unguen (“fat, grease”) and Old Irish imb (“butter”).


Turner

From Latin tornus (“lathe, potter's wheel”), from Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos, “carpenter's tool for drawing a circle; turning lathe”).

der

(Uri) A device used to turn cheese vats.


Nuss

From Middle High German and Old High German nuz, from Proto-West Germanic *hnut, from Proto-Germanic *hnuts. Cognate with German Nuss, Dutch noot, English nut, Icelandic hnut.


brot

From Middle High German and Old High German brōt, from Proto-West Germanic *braud. Cognate with German Brot, Dutch brood, English bread, Icelandic brauð.


bröt

From Middle High German and Old High German brōt, from Proto-Germanic *braudą. Cognate with German Brot, Dutch brood, English bread, Icelandic brauð.


Bölle

From Middle High German bolle, from Old High German bolla, from Proto-West Germanic *bollā (“ball; bowl”). Compare Bullere (“the knobbly parts of cheese”).


Chääs

From Middle High German kæse, from Old High German chāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, borrowed from Latin cāseus.


Chueche

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Chueche m (plural Chüeche, diminutive Chüechli)

From Middle High German kuoche, from Old High German kuohho, from Proto-Germanic *kōkô. Cognate with German Kuchen, Dutch koek, German Low German Kook, Saterland Frisian Kouke.


Schnägg

Schnägg m (plural Schnägge, diminutive Schnäggli)

Schnägge (plural)
Schnäggli (diminutive)

From Middle High German snegge, from Old High German sneggo, from Proto-Germanic *sneggô. Cognate with Plautdietsch Schnigj, English snig.


Zältli

Zälte + -li. Zälte is from Middle High German zelte, from Old High German zelto (“flat cake”), whence German Zelten.


chesch

From Old High German chāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, borrowed from Latin cāseus.


bròt

From Old High German brōt, from Proto-Germanic *braudą. Cognate with German Brot, Dutch brood, English bread, Icelandic brauð.


gfroura

Literally “that which is frozen”. From froura (“to freeze”). Modeled after Italian gelato (past participle of gelare (“to freeze”)). Compare German Gefrornes (“ice cream”).

der

past participle of <i class="Latn mention" lang="it">gelare</i> (“to freeze”)


Chnopplich

From Middle High German knobelouch, with dissimilation from Old High German chlobalouh (literally “clove-leek”). Cognate with German Knoblauch; see there for more.


Kermille

From Middle High German gamille, kamille, from Old French camomille.


Geääder

From Middle High German geæder, from Old High German giādiri, a collective form of ād(e)ra (“blood vessel”), from Proto-West Germanic *ādrā. Equivalent to ge- + Aader. Compare German Geäder (“veins”).


Järb

From Italian garbare (“graceful form”), from Old High German garwi (“dress; equipment; preparation”). Ultimately cognate with English garb (“clothing”) and gear (“equipment”), also German gerben (“to tan”).


Manestre

Borrowed from Italian minestra (“soup”).


delekat

From French délicat, from Latin dēlicātus.


Bullere

Perhaps from Middle High German bolle, from Old High German bolla, from Proto-West Germanic *bollā (“ball; bowl”). Compare Bölle (“onion”).


Chaasleb

From Middle High German kæselap, from kæse (“cheese”) + leip (“round mass”). Cognate with German Käselaib.

(Uri) rennet (enzyme used in cheesemaking)


Miigge

From Latin mīca (“crumb, morsel, grain”).


süeß

From Middle High German süeze, from Old High German suozi, from Proto-West Germanic *swōtī, from Proto-Germanic *swōtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus. Cognate with German süß, Dutch zoet, English sweet, Icelandic sætur.


Chrapfe

From Old High German krāpho (“hook”), from Proto-Germanic *krappô. Cognate with German Krapfe, Dutch krap.


Jëst

From Middle High German jest, from Old High German *jest, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz (“fermentation; yeast”). Cognate with obsolete German Jäst, Jast (“intense excitement, surge of anger”) (originally meaning “fermentation”), German Gischt (“seafoam”) (from variant form *gest), Dutch gist (“yeast”), Saterland Frisian Jääst (“yeast”), English yeast, Icelandic jöstur (“yeast”).

inh

(Uri) Early cheese blowing, a gas defect that causes pockets of gas in young cheese.


Mutschli

(Uri) A Weggli, a type of Swiss bread, especially a sweet-flavored one.


Chestene

From Middle High German kesten, from Old High German kestinna, from Proto-West Germanic *kastannjā, from Latin castanea. Cognate with dialectal German Kästen, Kesten, English chesten.


Gschwellti

From past participle of schwele (“to cook through”).


Schmër

From Middle High German smer, from Old High German smero, from Proto-Germanic *smerwą (“grease, butter, fat”). Cognate with dialectal German Schmer, Luxembourgish Schmier, Dutch smeer, English smear, Swedish smör.


Käs

From Old High German chāsi, from Proto-West Germanic *kāsī, borrowed from Latin cāseus.


Härdöpfelstock

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Härdöpfelstock m (in the plural Härdöpfelstöck)

→ German: Kartoffelstock (calque)

(chiefly in the singular) mashed potatoes