winter

From Middle High German winter, from Old High German wintar, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz. Cognate with German Winter, Dutch winter, English winter, Swedish vinter.

wenter (alternative)
wénter (alternative)

Carcoforo: ustogFormazza: langséGressoney: ustagIssime: oustagaRimella: üstàg


summer

From Old High German sumar, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz. Cognate with German Sommer, English summer, Dutch zomer, West Frisian simmer, Icelandic sumar.

Summer (alternative)
Summerd (alternative)
sòmmer (alternative)
ŝchummer (alternative)
ŝchumer (alternative)


wolf

From Middle High German wolf, from Old High German wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz. Cognate with German Wolf, Dutch wolf, English wolf, Icelandic úlfur.

(Carcoforo, Formazza, Gressoney, Issime, Rimella and Campello Monti, countable) wolf (Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily)


hund

From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt. Cognate with German Hund, Dutch hond, English hound, Icelandic hundur, Norwegian Bokmål hund, Danish hund.

hun (alternative)
hunn (alternative)
hònn (alternative)
Hund (alternative)

(Carcoforo, Rimella and Campello Monti) dog


Chile

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Chile f (plural Chilene, diminutive Chileli)

1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

Hey, what's the name of the pizzeria in Lecce, behind the church?

Si, wi haist jetzt au no di Pizzeria in Lecce, hinder de Chile?

(Aargau, Basel, Bern, Fribourg, Lucerne, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Uri, Zug, St Gallen (Amden), Zürich) Alternative form of Chirche


haar

From Middle High German and Old High German hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār. Compare German Haar, Dutch haar, English hair, Swedish hår.

Härre (alternative)
hoar (alternative)
hoor (alternative)
hàre (alternative)

(Formazza, anatomy) hair (the long hair on a person's head)


wind

From Old High German wint, from Proto-Germanic *windaz. Cognate with German Wind, Dutch wind, English wind, Icelandic vindur, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (winds).

wénn (alternative)
winn (alternative)
wend (alternative)


pour

From Middle High German būre, gibūre, from Old High German gibūro, from būr (“peasant”). Cognate with German Bauer, Dutch buur, English bower.

pur (alternative)
pür (alternative)
Puur (alternative)


hun

From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz. Cognate with German Hund, Dutch hond, English hound, Icelandic hundur.

hund (alternative)
hunn (alternative)
hònn (alternative)
Hund (alternative)


gras

From Middle High German gras, from Old High German gras, from Proto-West Germanic *gras, Proto-Germanic *grasą.
Cognate with German Gras, Dutch gras, English grass, Icelandic gras.


Schaf

Probably borrowed from German Schaf, or else influenced by it. Doublet of Schooff, which was inherited.


wort

From Middle High German wort. Cognate with German Wort, Dutch woord, English word, Icelandic orð.

wòrt (alternative)
wört (alternative)
wourd (alternative)
wuart (alternative)


Luxus

Borrowed from Latin luxus (“extravagance”).


Narr

From Middle High German narre, from Old High German narro, further etymology unknown. Cognate with German Narr, Yiddish נאַר (nar).

unk

unknown


Schnee

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Schnee m (plural Schnee, diminutive Schneeli or Schneewli)

Schnee (plural)
Schneeli (diminutive)
Schneewli (diminutive)
schnee (alternative)
schné (alternative)
schnia (alternative)
schnei (alternative)
schnìj (alternative)

From Middle High German snê, from Old High German snēo, from Proto-West Germanic *snaiw.


hus

From Middle High German hūs, hous, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate with German Haus, German Low German Huus, Dutch huis, English house, Icelandic hús.

Hus (alternative)
Huus (alternative)
Hüs (alternative)
hüs (alternative)
husch (alternative)
hüüsch (alternative)


Fuchs

Fuchs m (plural Füchs, diminutive Füchsli)

Füchs (plural)
Füchsli (diminutive)
Fugs (alternative)
fuks (alternative)
fuksch (alternative)
fòcks (alternative)
vucks (alternative)

From Old High German fuhs, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”). Cognate with German Fuchs, Dutch vos, English fox, also Sanskrit पुच्छ (puccha, “tail”), Tocharian B päkā (“tail, chowry”).


Wasser

From Middle High German waʒʒer, from Old High German waʒʒar. Cognate with German Wasser, Dutch and English water, Icelandic vatn.

Wâsser (alternative)
Wàser (alternative)
Wâser (alternative)
wasser (alternative)
wàsser (alternative)


su

From Middle High German sun, from Old High German sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz. Cognate with German Sohn, Dutch zoon, English son, Icelandic sonur.


ma

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-.

mà (alternative)
Maa (alternative)
Mann (alternative)
Mànn (alternative)
mo (alternative)


Frau

From Middle High German vrouwe, vrowe from Old High German frouwa. Cognate with German Frau, Dutch vrouw, West Frisian frou, Icelandic freyja.

Fràui (alternative)
Fràù (alternative)
Frài (alternative)
Froi (alternative)
Fròi (alternative)
Fraù (alternative)
Frœy (alternative)
Fráw (alternative)
Frá (alternative)
frou (alternative)


wi

From Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.

Wii (alternative)
Wi (alternative)
Wy (alternative)
wii (alternative)
wéin (alternative)

(Gressoney, Carcoforo, Rimella and Campello Monti) wine


Aug

From Old High German ouga, from Proto-Germanic *augô. Cognate with Bavarian Aug, German Auge, Dutch oog, English eye, Icelandic auga, Swedish öga.


Chue

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Chue f (plural Chüe, diminutive Chueli or Chüeli)

Chüe (plural)
Chueli (diminutive)
Chüeli (diminutive)
Chuä (alternative)
Chua (alternative)

From Middle High German kuo, from Old High German kuo, from Proto-West Germanic *kō.

Müetterli, se b'halt Di Chue, / Will Der au Di Büeßli ge.

1826, Hoffmann von Fallersleben, Alemannische Lieder:

di chue hed es groß bitsi und churz tilje (diese kuh hat ein großes euter und kurze zizen)

1842, Albert Schott, Die deutschen Colonien in Piemont:

the cow has a large udder and short teats

(in Standard German: die letzte Kuh macht die Türe zu — the last cow shuts the door)

1983, Paul Portmann, Di Letschti Chue tuet's Törli zue: schweizerdeutsche Sprichwörter, Huber:


Vogel

Vogel m (plural Vögel, diminutive Vögeli)

Vögel (plural)
Vögeli (diminutive)
Fogel (alternative)

From Old High German fogal, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz. Cognate with German Vogel, Dutch vogel, English fowl, Icelandic fugl.

Si suecht und suecht i Stall und Hus –
Das Vögeli ist uf und drus.

She searches and searches in stable and house – the little bird is up and gone.


Wald

Wald m (plural Wälder, diminutive Wäldli)

From Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic *walþu. Cognate with German Wald, Dutch woud, English wold, Icelandic völlur.


Frucht

From Middle High German fruht, vruht, from Old High German fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht (“fruit”). Cognate with German Frucht, Hunsrik Frucht.

(central and northeastern Switzerland) grain, cereal


Blatt

Blatt n (plural Bletter, diminutive Blettli)

From Middle High German blat, plat, from Old High German blat, from Proto-West Germanic *blad, from Proto-Germanic *bladą. Cognate with German Blatt, Dutch blad, English blade, Icelandic blað, Swedish blad.

Ufem Wasser schwümme d’Bletter wie chlini Schiffli.

The leaves swim upon the water like little ships.


Nase

Nase f (plural Nase, diminutive Näsli or Näsi)

Nase (plural)
Näsli (diminutive)
Näsi (diminutive)
Naase (alternative)

From Middle High German nase, from Old High German nasa, from Proto-West Germanic *nasu.
Cognate with German Nase, Plautdietsch Näs, Icelandic nös. Dutch neus and English nose derive from an alternative Proto-Germanic form.

(northeast and southwest Switzerland) nose


wend

From Middle High German wint, from Old High German wint.
Cognate with German Wind, Dutch wind, English wind, Icelandic vindur, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (winds).

wénn (alternative)
winn (alternative)
wind (alternative)


Gülle

From Middle High German gülle (“puddle”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *guljō, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeyh₁- (“to gape, yawn”), whence Proto-Germanic *gīnaną. Cognate with German Gülle (“liquid manure”), Cimbrian gülla (“vomit”), also Middle Low German gōle (“swamp”), Swedish göl (“puddle”), dialectal Norwegian gyl (“cleft”), and Finnish kulju (“quagmire”) (which was borrowed from North Germanic).

der

puddle, especially of slurry (liquid manure)


hoar

From Middle High German hār, from Old High German hār. Compare German Haar, Dutch haar, English hair, Swedish hår.

Härre (alternative)
haar (alternative)
hoor (alternative)
hàre (alternative)

(Gressoney, anatomy) hair (the long hair on a person's head)


Altar

From Old High German altar, from Proto-Germanic *aldrą. Compare German Alter, German Low German Oller, Saterland Frisian Oaler, Icelandic aldur.


Ange

From Middle High German ange, from Old High German ango, from Proto-Germanic *angô. Cognate with dialectal German Ange.


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”).


Au

From Old High German au, awi, ou, from Proto-Germanic *awiz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis. Cognate with German Aue, Dutch ooi, English ewe, Icelandic ær.


Beck

from Middle High German becke, from Old High German becko, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *bakārijaz (“baker”).


Bier

Bier (plural)
Biär (alternative)
Pier (alternative)

From Middle High German bier, from Old High German bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą (“beer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰews- (“dross, sediment, brewer's yeast”).
Cognate with German Bier, Dutch bier, English beer, Icelandic bjór. More at beer.


Bor

From Italian porro (“leek, wart”), from Latin porrum.

Allium ampeloprasum
Allium ampeloprasum#Translingual

(Uri) wild leek (Allium ampeloprasum, syn. Allium porrum)


Glas

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Glas n (plural Gleser, diminutive Glesli)

Gleser (plural)
Glesli (diminutive)
Glaas (alternative)

From Middle High German glas, from Old High German glas, from Proto-West Germanic *glas, from Proto-Germanic *glasą. Cognate with German Glas, Dutch glas, English glass.


Gras

Gras n (plural Gräser, diminutive Gräsli)


Gruppe

Borrowed from French groupe, from Italian gruppo, groppo, from Vulgar Latin *cruppus, (cf. Renaissance Latin grupus), from Proto-Germanic *kruppaz (“lump, group, body, crop”), from Proto-Indo-European *grewb- (“to crumple, bend, crawl”). Compare Bavarian Grubbm, German Gruppe, English group, Dutch groep, Yiddish גרופּע (grupe).

der

Grubbe (alternative)
Gruppè (alternative)
Grupp (alternative)
Grubb (alternative)
Grubba (alternative)

Akademie-Verlag
Berlin
Wolfgang Pfeifer (etymologist)


Hag

From Middle High German hac, from Old High German hag, from Proto-West Germanic *hagō. Cognate with German Hag.


Hang

S Wägli goot über e risigi Wurzle, über en Felsblock, do gsiet er sin Murmelisee: blau, friedlich, rundume di gäle Herbschtgräsli, di hoche Felswänd, Wolke und Wind. Was bewegt sich döt, zä Schritt oben em Hang? Murmeli! D Muetter spilt mit em Chind. Eis isch gad uf de Rugge gfalle, s ander gumped ufs ufe. Si gooped, si renned weg, schlipfed us, trooled de Hang ab.

2010, Silas W., “Engadin im Oktober”, in Geliebtes Leben - trotzdem: Autobiographische Skizzen, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 115:


Hund

From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt. Cognate with German Hund, Dutch hond, English hound, Icelandic hundur.

hun (alternative)
hund (alternative)
hunn (alternative)
hònn (alternative)


Lade

From Middle High German laden, lade (“board; plank; shutter; shop”), from Old High German *lado, from Proto-Germanic *laþô.

Gömmer no in Lade go poschte?


Land

From Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic *landą. Cognate with German Land, Dutch, English, and Danish land, Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌽𐌳 (land).


Lid

From Old High German lid (“limb, member”), from Proto-Germanic *liþuz (“joint, body part”).

inh

(Uri, anatomy) The hindquarters of a slaughter animal.


Maa

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Maa m (plural Mane or Manne, diminutive Maali or Mändli)

Mane (plural)
Manne (plural)
Maali (diminutive)
Mändli (diminutive)
ma (alternative)
mà (alternative)
mo (alternative)
Ma (alternative)
Mann (alternative)
Mànn (alternative)

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).


Mann

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-, from Proto-Indo-European *mon-.
Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).

ma (alternative)
mà (alternative)
Maa (alternative)
Mànn (alternative)
mo (alternative)


Meer

From Middle High German mere, mer, from Old High German meri, from Proto-West Germanic *mari. Cognate with German Meer, Dutch meer (“lake”), English mere (“sea, lake”).


Mies

From Middle High German mies, from Old High German mios, an ablauted form of mos, from Proto-Germanic *musą (“moss, bog”). Cognate with German Mies.


Mond

From Old High German māno, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô. Cognate with German Mond, English moon, Icelandic máni, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna).

Mann (alternative)
manä (alternative)
meini (alternative)
manòd (alternative)
mànund (alternative)


Putsch

Putsch m (plural Pütsch, diminutive Pütschli)


Putsch

Putsch m (plural Putsch, diminutive Pütschli)

desctree

→ German: Putsch
→ Czech: puč
→ English: putsch
→ Esperanto: puĉo
→ French: putsch
→ Hungarian: puccs
→ Polish: pucz
→ Portuguese: putsch
→ Romanian: puci
→ Russian: путч (putč)
→ Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic script: пуч
Latin script: puč

onomatopoeic

Imitative


Red

From Middle High German rede, from Old High German redia, radia, from Proto-Germanic *raþjǭ, *raþjō. Cognate with German Rede, English rede.


Rind

From Middle High German rint, from Old High German rind, hrind, from Proto-West Germanic *hrinþ, from Proto-Germanic *hrinþaz. Cognate with German Rind.


Se

From Middle High German senne, from Old High German senno (“(cow) milker”), probably from an Alpine Celtic language; compare Proto-Celtic *sɸenyos (“teat, nipple”). Cognate with German Senn.


See

Middle High German sē, from Old High German sē. Cognate with German See.


Summer

From Old High German sumar, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz. Cognate with German Sommer, Bavarian Summer, Luxembourgish Summer, English summer, Dutch zomer, West Frisian simmer, Icelandic sumar.

Summerd (alternative)
summer (alternative)
sòmmer (alternative)
ŝchummer (alternative)
ŝchumer (alternative)


Tag

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Tag m (genitive Tags, plural Täg or Tag)

Tags (genitive)
Täg (plural)
Tag (plural)
Taag (alternative)
tag (alternative)
tàg (alternative)
tog (alternative)

Inherited from Middle High German tag, tac, from Old High German tag, tac, from Proto-Germanic *dagaz. Cognate with German Tag, Dutch dag, English day, Icelandic dagur, Swedish dag, Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌲𐍃 (dags).

Nei, öppis Lüstigers hä-n-ich doch Tags

1853, J. Stutz, Gemälde aus dem Volksleben in Zürcherischer Mundart, 6th small volume, p. 200

(please add an English translation of this quotation)


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.


mo

ma (alternative)
mà (alternative)
Maa (alternative)
Mann (alternative)
Mànn (alternative)


hei

From Old High German heim, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with German Heim, Dutch heem, English home, Danish hjem, also Albanian komb.

haim (alternative)
heim (alternative)
hemmu (alternative)


Tenn

From Old High German tenni, from Proto-West Germanic *danni.


Masche

From Middle High German masche, from Old High German masca, from Proto-West Germanic *maskā.
Cognate with German Masche, Dutch maas, English mesh, Swedish maska. Perhaps borrowed from another Germanic language (such as Standard German), as expected inherited form is *Mäsche.


Heer

From Middle High German herre, from Old High German hērro (“master”), comparative of hēr (“gray-haired, old; noble, venerable”), from Proto-Germanic *hairaz (“gray; aged, old, distinguished”).
Cognate with German Herr (“Mr.; gentleman; master; Lord”), Dutch heer (“lord, master; gentleman”), English hoar (“greyish-white; antiquity”), Scottish Gaelic ciar (“swarthy, dark; gloomy, depressed”).


Bett

From Middle High German bet, bette, from Old High German betti, from Proto-West Germanic *badi.
Cognate with German Bett, Dutch bed, English bed, Swedish bädd, Icelandic beður.


Aare

Aare (plural)
Arm (alternative)
Are (alternative)
Arme (alternative)

(unit of measurement) are, 100 square metres


Aare

Äärem (plural)
Äärme (dative)
Arm (alternative)
Are (alternative)
Arme (alternative)


heim

From Middle High German heim, from Old High German heim, from Proto-West Germanic *haim, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with German Heim, Dutch heem, English home, Danish hjem, also Albanian komb.

haim (alternative)
hemmu (alternative)
hei (alternative)


Raub

From Middle High German roup, from Old High German roub, from Proto-West Germanic *raub, from Proto-Germanic *raubaz (“rape, pillage; spoils; garment, robe”). Cognate with German Raub (“robbery”), Dutch roof (“robbery”), English reif (“robbery”).


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.


Laube

From Middle High German loube, from Old High German louba, from Proto-West Germanic *laubijā.


Schild

(Uri) A triangle-shaped snow deposition formed as a result of a small avalanche.


Tanne

From Middle High German tanne, from Old High German tanna, from Proto-Germanic *dannǭ. Cognate with German Tanne.


Fass

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Fass n (plural Fässer, diminutive Fässli)

Fässer (plural)
Fässli (diminutive)
Faß (alternative)


pur

From Middle High German būre, gibūre, from Old High German gibūro, from būr (“peasant”). Cognate with German Bauer, Dutch buur, English bower.

pour (alternative)
pür (alternative)
Puur (alternative)


gros

From Old High German gras, from Proto-Germanic *grasą. Cognate with German Gras, Dutch gras, English grass, Icelandic gras.


pum

Borrowed from Piedmontese pom, from Latin pōmum.


nomu

From Old High German namo, from Proto-Germanic *namô. Cognate with German Name, Dutch naam, English name, Icelandic nafn.

Naame (alternative)
namä (alternative)
noame (alternative)
nàmund (alternative)


Schloß

„I gang ins Wirtshaus!“ brüelts, und drüber chracht
E Thür in's Schloß, es grüselet eim fast,
Und usen-n-in die sternehelli Nacht

Aus dem Wiesenthale. Gedichte von Georg Uehlin. Schopfheim, 1869, p. 32

Stürmt a mer dure-n Ein in Zorn und Brast.


Haupt

From Middle High German houpt, from Old High German houbit, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kaput-. Compare German Haupt, Dutch hoofd, German Low German Hööft, Häuft, Saterland Frisian Hööft, English head, Crimean Gothic hoef.


Löffel

Löffel m (plural Löffel, diminutive Löffeli)

Löffel (plural)
Löffeli (diminutive)
Löffl (alternative)
Läffel (alternative)
Leffel (alternative)

From Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, from Proto-Germanic *lapilaz (“spoon”). Cognate with German Löffel, Dutch lepel, Plautdietsch Läpel.


wetter

From Middle High German weter, from Old High German wetar, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą (“weather”).


wii

From Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.

Wii (alternative)
Wi (alternative)
Wy (alternative)
wi (alternative)
wéin (alternative)


attu

From Old High German atto, from Proto-Germanic *attô. Cognate with Dutch ette, West Frisian heit, Gothic 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 (atta), also Latin atta.

attò (alternative)
àttu (alternative)
Ätti (alternative)
Ätte (alternative)

(Issime, Carcoforo, Formazza) father, dad


Stier

From Middle High German stier (“bull”), from Old High German stior (“bull, calf of a bull”), from Proto-Germanic *steuraz. Cognate with German Stier, Dutch stier, English steer, Icelandic stjór.


bem

From Old High German boum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. Cognate with German Baum, Dutch boom, English beam.

Baaum (alternative)
baum (alternative)
böim (alternative)


Ross

From Middle High German ros (“horse”), from Old High German ros, hros (“horse”), from Proto-West Germanic *hross (“horse”).


Esel

From Middle High German esel, from Old High German esil, from Proto-West Germanic *asil, a borrowing from Late Latin asellus.


Gesetz

From Middle High German gesetze, gesetzede, from Old High German gisezzida (“fixing, determination, assessment”), from sezzen (“to make sit, set, put”), from Proto-West Germanic *sattjan (“to set, put down”).


Henne

From Middle High German henne, from Old High German henna. Cognate with German Henne, Dutch hen, English hen, Icelandic hæna.


sunna

From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnā (“sun”).

sunnu (alternative)
sònnò (alternative)
ŝchunna (alternative)
ŝchunnà (alternative)


Schopf

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Schopf m (plural Schöpf, diminutive Schöpfli)

Grossvatter, geschter hämmer s Schöpfli gruumet.

2009, Andreas Neeser, No alles gliich wie morn, page 15:

Grandfather, yesterday we cleared out the little shed.


Spatz

Spatz m (plural Spatze, diminutive Spätzli)

Spatze (plural)
Spätzli (diminutive)
Schpatz (alternative)

From Middle High German spaz, spatze, a diminutive of spare, from Old High German sparo (“sparrow”), from Proto-West Germanic *sparwō. Cognate with German Spatz.


Stich

From Middle High German stich, from Old High German stih, from Proto-West Germanic *stiki. Cognate with German Stich, Dutch steek, English stick.


Wunsch

wünsch

wish (verb form, 1st person singular indicative present)


Läufer

From Middle High German löufer (“runner”), from Old High German loufāri. Cognate to German Läufer, Dutch loper, English leaper, Swedish löpare.


hoor

From Old High German hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą. Compare German Haar, Dutch haar, English hair, Swedish hår.

Härre (alternative)
haar (alternative)
hoar (alternative)
hàre (alternative)

(Carcoforo, anatomy) hair (the long hair on a person's head)


mà

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-Germanic *mann-. Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).

ma (alternative)
Maa (alternative)
Mann (alternative)
Mànn (alternative)
mo (alternative)


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.

broud (alternative)
bruat (alternative)
bròt (alternative)
bröt (alternative)


milch

From Old High German miluh, from Proto-Germanic *meluks. Cognate with German Milch, Dutch melk, English milk, Swedish mjölk, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌺𐍃 (miluks).

meljch (alternative)
mélch (alternative)
mélläch (alternative)


Hell

From Middle High German helle, from Old High German hellia, from Proto-West Germanic *hallju. Cognate with German Hölle, Dutch hel, English hell, Icelandic hel.


aju

eju (alternative)
ejò (alternative)
àju (alternative)


Haag

From Middle High German hac, from Old High German hag (“fence; wall, dam”), from Proto-West Germanic *hagō.


hous

From Middle High German hūs, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate with German Haus, Dutch huis, English house, Icelandic hús.


Moloch

Frau: Soll ich myn arme Bueb dem Moloch Mammon opfere?

(Can we date this quote?), W. F. Niedermann, edited by O. Sutermeister, Zwei einaktigi Lustspiel. Liecht ufz'füehre i Verein und Familie (Sammlung deutsch-schweizerischer Mundart-Literatur: Aus dem Kanton Zürich. Siebentes Heft), Orell Füßli, →OCLC, Terzett mit Hindernisse. Lustspielszene, page 11:

Wife: Should I sacrifice my poor boy to the Moloch Mammon?

43 Nääi, iir händ im Moloch sy Zälthäiligdum und s Stäärnbild vom Gott Räfan mitgfiert. Sottigi Götzebilder händ iir öich gmacht, as er sy könned aabätte. Wägedämm wiird yych öich in d Verbannig fiere — no vyyl wyter als nach Babylon.›

2018 February 1, Jürg Meier ["uf Baaseldütsch überdräit und uusegää vom Jürg Meier"], “In dr Wieschti duet s Volgg nid foolge”, in S Wiirgge vo den Aboschdle, brichted vom Lukas (Dasch dr Hammer!: S nöie Teschdamänt uf Baaseldütsch; 3), BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 41:

43 No, you have carried along Moloch's tent sanctuary and the star sign of the God Remphan. Such graven images have you made for yourselves, so that you can praise them. Therefore, I will lead you into exile — even much farther than to Babylon.›

I dr Grasdeeri het me denn aube no ds Gras u nid ds Trocheguet gwoge. «Du bischt es schöns donner Chaub. Wiischt, wi viu das de hesch glade? Brutto 4860 Kilo, fascht 5 Tone! Sövu ladi ja nid emau d Bure hie nide mit de grosse Traktore. U du chunnscht mit däm liechte Jeepli u mit eme settige Moloch us em Erix use», het dr Grasdeeri-Chef gsiit, won er das Fueder het gwoge.

2011, Daniel Aeschlimann, Eriz - zwischen alter und neuer Zeit: Geschichte und Geschichten aus dem Leben von 12 Generationen Bauern, Küher und Bergbauern während 400 Jahren, Weber AG Verlag, →ISBN, page 153:

Aber als Bärner bisch ja sowiso gärn chli hingerdry. Läck Bobby da muesch ufpasse, das nüüt a dir lasch la verby gah! Wül L.A. – das darfsch mer gloube – isch e Moloch, es Monschter vo re Stadt.

2021 March 26, Roland Zoss, Hippie-Härz: e Trip dür d Seventies, 2nd edition, BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 9:

But, as a Bernese, you like being a bit behind anyway. Dear Lord, there you have to be careful, so that let nothing get past you! Because L.A. - this you can believe me - is a monstrosity, a monster of a city.


Geschirr

From Middle High German geschirre (“harness, gear”), from Old High German giskirri, giscirri (literally “the trimmed (thing)”), from skeran (“to shear”), from Proto-Germanic *skeraną. Cognate with German Geschirr.


Määri

From Middle High German mære, from Old High German māri, from Proto-Germanic *mērijaz. Cognate with German Mär (“fairytale”), obsolete English mere (“famous”), Icelandic mærð (“flattery, praise”), Irish mór (“big, great”).


watter

From Middle High German weter, from Proto-Germanic *wedrą (“weather”).


Tuure

Probably from Middle High German turn, turm, from Old High German torn, borrowed via Old French from Latin turris. Compare German Turm.


regu

From Middle High German regen, from Old High German regan, from Proto-Germanic *regną.


Geschäft

From Middle High German gescheft, from Old High German giscaft, from Proto-West Germanic *gaskafti. Cognate with German Geschäft.


bruder

From Middle High German bruoder, from Old High German bruoder, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Cognate with German Bruder, Dutch broer, broeder, English brother, West Frisian broer, Icelandic bróðir.

Brüeder (alternative)
Brueder (alternative)
briöder (alternative)
brueder (alternative)
bröder (alternative)


Flo

From Middle High German vlō, from Old High German flōh, from Proto-West Germanic *flauh, from Proto-Germanic *flauhaz.
Cognate with German Floh, Dutch vlo, English flea, Icelandic fló.


Hüs

From Middle High German hūs, hous, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs. Cognate with German Haus, Dutch huis, English house, Icelandic hús.

Hus (alternative)
Huus (alternative)
hus (alternative)
hüs (alternative)
husch (alternative)
hüüsch (alternative)


Geiss

From Old High German geiz, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰayd-. Cognate with German Geiß, Dutch geit, English goat, Icelandic geit, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍄𐍃 (gaits); and with Latin haedus (“kid”).


Leffel

From Middle High German leffel, from Old High German leffil, from Proto-Germanic *lapilaz (“spoon”). Cognate with German Löffel, Dutch lepel, Plautdietsch Läpel.

Läffel (alternative)
Löffel (alternative)


Làuich

From Old High German louh, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz. Cognate with German Lauch, Dutch look, English leek, Icelandic laukur.


Grumbeer

Grundbeer (alternative)
Grumbeera (alternative)
Grundbeera (alternative)


Mànn

From Middle High German man, from Old High German man, from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann-.
Cognate with German Mann, Dutch man, English man, Icelandic maður, Swedish man, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (manna).

ma (alternative)
mà (alternative)
Maa (alternative)
Mann (alternative)
mo (alternative)


Fràui

From Middle High German vrouwe, vrowe from Old High German frouwa, from Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ, a feminine form of *frawjô (“lord”) Proto-Indo-European *prōw- (“master, judge”). Cognate with German Frau, Dutch vrouwe, West Frisian frou, Icelandic freyja.


Stund

From Middle High German stunde, stunt, from Old High German stunta, from Proto-West Germanic *stundu, from Proto-Germanic *stundō (“point in time; hour”).
Cognate with German Stunde, Dutch stond, English stound, Icelandic stund.


Gand

Borrowed from ganda, of an unknown Romance language, probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia origin (possibly Iberian). See also Galician gándara.

(Uri) scree (loose stony debris on a slope)


Chatz

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Chatz f (plural Chatze, diminutive Chätzli)

Chatze (plural)
Chätzli (diminutive)
Chats (alternative)
Chazz (alternative)
Chaz (alternative)
Kàtz (alternative)
chatza (alternative)
chatzu (alternative)
chatzò (alternative)
chàzzà (alternative)

From Middle High German katze, from Old High German kazza, from Proto-West Germanic *kattā, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus. Cognate with German Katze.


sunnu

From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ. Cognate with German Sonne, Dutch zon, English sun, Icelandic sunna.

sunna (alternative)
sònnò (alternative)
ŝchunna (alternative)
ŝchunnà (alternative)


Hue

From Middle High German huon, from Old High German huon, from Proto-West Germanic *hōn (“hen, chicken”). Cognate with German Huhn, Dutch hoen.


frou

From Middle High German vrouwe, vrowe from Old High German frouwa. Cognate with German Frau, Dutch vrouwe, West Frisian frou, Icelandic freyja.


Striche

From striche (“to stroke”), from Middle High German strīchen, from Old High German strīhhan, from Proto-Germanic *strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European *streyg-.


Hufe

From Middle High German hūfe, from Old High German hūfo, from Proto-Germanic *hūpô. Cognate with archaic German Haufe (modern Haufen).


Maan

From Middle High German māne, from Old High German māno.
Cognate with German Mond, English moon, Icelandic máni, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna).

manä (alternative)
meini (alternative)
moanu (alternative)
Mond (alternative)
manòd (alternative)
mànund (alternative)


Weisel

A diminutive of a descendant of Old High German weisant, from Proto-Germanic *waisundiz. Cognate with Bavarian Waisel, English weasand.

(Uri, anatomy) esophagus, especially of animals


bröder

From Middle High German bruoder, from Old High German bruoder.
Cognate with German Bruder, Dutch broer, broeder, English brother, West Frisian broer, Icelandic bróðir.

Brüeder (alternative)
Brueder (alternative)
briöder (alternative)
brueder (alternative)
bruder (alternative)


möter

From Old High German muatar, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr. Cognate with German Mutter, Dutch moeder, English mother, Icelandic móðir.


isch

Iis (alternative)
Is (alternative)
Isch (alternative)
éisch (alternative)

From Middle High German īs, from Old High German īs, from Proto-West Germanic *īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-. Compare German Eis, Dutch ijs, English ice, Swedish is.

(Gressoney, Rimella and Campello Monti, Formazza) ice


pür

From Middle High German būre, gibūre, from Old High German gibūro, from būr (“peasant”). Cognate with German Bauer, Dutch buur, English bower.

pour (alternative)
pur (alternative)
Puur (alternative)


bröt

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

brot (alternative)
broud (alternative)
bruat (alternative)
bròt (alternative)


Äsche

From Old High German asca, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ. Cognate with German Asche, Dutch as, English ash, Swedish aska.


Bruun

From Middle High German and Old High German brūn, from Proto-West Germanic *brūn.


hunn

From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz. Cognate with German Hund, Dutch hond, English hound, Icelandic hundur.

hun (alternative)
hund (alternative)
hònn (alternative)
Hund (alternative)


Aarm

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Aarm m (plural Äärm or Aarme, diminutive Äärmli)

Äärm (plural)
Aarme (plural)
Äärmli (diminutive)
Arm (alternative)


Badi

open-air swimming area at a lakeside etc.; lido


Ee

From Old High German ēwa, from Proto-Germanic *aiwǭ, *aiwaz (“law, custom”). Cognate with German Ehe, Dutch eeuw (“century”), Icelandic æ (“always”).

1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

Tell me, doctor, do you have a happy marriage?

Säged Si, Her Dokchter, Si füred doch ä glükchlichi E-e?


Huus

Huus n (plural Hüüser, diminutive Hüüsli)

Hüüser (plural)
Hüüsli (diminutive)
Hus (alternative)
Hüs (alternative)
hus (alternative)
hüs (alternative)
husch (alternative)
hüüsch (alternative)

From Middle High German hūs, hous, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate with German Haus, Dutch huis, English house, Icelandic hús.


Angscht

From Old High German angust, from Proto-Germanic *angustiz. Cognate with Luxembourgish Angscht, German Angst, Dutch angst, Saterland Frisian Oangst.


Schmid

From Middle High German smit, from Old High German smid. Cognate with German Schmied, Dutch smid, English smith.

schméd (alternative)
schmét (alternative)
schmid (alternative)
schmìd (alternative)


Seel

From Old High German sēla, from Proto-West Germanic *saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō (“soul, life force”). Cognate with German Seele, English soul, German Low German Seel, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌰 (saiwala).


Schluecht

Cognate with German Schlucht; see there for more.


Gof

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Gof m (plural Gofe or Gofä or Gofa, diminutive Göfli)

Gofe (plural)
Gofä (plural)
Gofa (plural)
Göfli (diminutive)
Goof (alternative)


Hengscht

From Old High German hengist, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz. Cognate with German Hengst, Dutch hengst, North Frisian hingst, Icelandic hestur.


Ochs

From Middle High German ohse, from Old High German ohso.

Uh, wie n'er brület! Wie n'en Ochs, we me ne wot metzge.

Ugh, how he bellows! Like an ox that's about to be slaughtered.


haim

From Old High German heim, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with German Heim, Dutch heem, English home, Danish hjem, also Albanian komb.

heim (alternative)
hemmu (alternative)
hei (alternative)


Chats

Chatsli (diminutive)
Chatz (alternative)
Chazz (alternative)
Chaz (alternative)
Kàtz (alternative)
chatza (alternative)
chatzu (alternative)
chatzò (alternative)
chàzzà (alternative)

From Old High German kazza, earlier *katta, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus.


Schalle

From Middle High German schalle. Related to German Schall (“sound”).


Zweier

zwei (“two”) + -er. Compare German Zweier


Muus

Müüs (plural)
Müüsli (diminutive)
Müss (alternative)

From Old High German mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs. Cognate with German Maus, Dutch muis, English mouse, Icelandic mús.


Jass

→ English: jass

Of Dutch origin and probably related to jack.


eju

aju (alternative)
ejò (alternative)
àju (alternative)


hüs

From Middle High German hūs, hous, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs. Cognate with German Haus, Dutch huis, English house, Icelandic hús.

Hus (alternative)
Huus (alternative)
Hüs (alternative)
hus (alternative)
husch (alternative)
hüüsch (alternative)


Rapp

From Middle High German raben, from Old High German raban, from Proto-West Germanic *hrabn, from Proto-Germanic *hrabnaz. Cognate with German Rabe, Dutch raaf, English raven, Danish ravn.


Rigi

From Old High German *rigî (“strip, band”), related to the verb rīhan (“to plait”), from Proto-West Germanic *wrīhan.

(Uri, geology) stratification in mountains


Chuchichäschtli

Chuchichäschtli n (plural Chuchichäschtli)

From Chuchi (“kitchen”) + Chäschtli (diminutive of Chaschte (“cupboard, closet”)).


Noll

(Uri, derogatory) An unintelligent man; a (male) dimwit or fool.


Hus

From Middle High German and Old High German hūs, from Proto-West Germanic *hūs. Cognate to German Haus and English house, among others.


husch

From Middle High German hūs, hous, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate with German Haus, Dutch huis, English house, Icelandic hús.

Hus (alternative)
Huus (alternative)
Hüs (alternative)
hus (alternative)
hüs (alternative)
hüüsch (alternative)


schnei

From Middle High German snē, from Old High German snēo from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz (“snow”). Cognate with German Schnee, Dutch sneeuw, English snow, Icelandic snær.

Schnee (alternative)
schnee (alternative)
schné (alternative)
schnia (alternative)
schnìj (alternative)


Böögg

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Böögg m (plural Böögge, diminutive Bööggli)

A traditional straw figure burnt publicly in Zurich to mark the end of winter.


Schümli Pflümli

From diminutive form of Schum (“foam, froth”) + diminutive form of Pflum (“plum”).

A hot drink made of sweetened coffee, plum schnapps and whipped cream


Öpfel

From Middle High German apfel, from Old High German apful, from Proto-Germanic *aplaz. Cognate with German Apfel, Dutch appel, English apple.

Epfel (alternative)
epfel (alternative)
epfil (alternative)
effél (alternative)
öpfil (alternative)

(Kurzenberg (Appenzell), Bern, Grisons, Lucerne, St. Gallen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Zürich) apple


Chüssi

From Middle High German küssen, from Old High German kussīn, borrowed from Old French coissin, cussin, from Vulgar Latin *coxīnus. Cognate with German Kissen, also Dutch kussen, English cushion, French coussin, Spanish cojín.


Chuchi

Chuchi f (plural Chuchene, diminutive Chucheli or Chücheli)

Chuchene (plural)
Chucheli (diminutive)
Chücheli (diminutive)

From Old High German chuhhina, from Proto-West Germanic *kukinā, from Late Latin cocīna, from earlier coquīna.

I believe I'll take it back into the kitchen.

Ich glaub, ich treg es nomol use i d’Chuchi.


Chaschte

Chaschte m (plural Chäschte, diminutive Chäschtli)

Chäschte (plural)
Chäschtli (diminutive)
Chaste (alternative)
Kaschte (alternative)

From Middle High German kaste, from Old High German kasto (“box, case”), from Proto-West Germanic *kastō (“vessel, vat”). Cognate with German Kasten, Dutch kast, English castenere.


Chilche

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Chilche f (plural Chilchene or Chilche, diminutive Chilcheli)

Chilchene (plural)
Chilche (plural)
Chilcheli (diminutive)

(Aargau, Basel, Bern, Fribourg, Glarus, Grisons, Nidwalden, St. Gallen, Tessin, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Valais, Zurich (Weinland)) Alternative form of Chirche


Bueb

Bueb m (plural Buebe, diminutive Buebli or Büebli)

Buebe (plural)
Buebli (diminutive)
Büebli (diminutive)

From Middle High German buobe, from Old High German Buobo, a male given name from *buobo, from Proto-Germanic *bō-, a stem meaning "father, brother, close male relation". Cognate with German Bube (“(naughty) boy”), Dutch boef (“rascal, thief”), Saterland Frisian Baabe (“father, dad”), English babe (“baby”) and boy (“knave, boy”), Icelandic bófi (“bandit”).


Welo

Welo n (plural Welo, diminutive Welööli)

Welo (plural)
Welööli (diminutive)
Velo (alternative)

Borrowed from French vélo, a clipping of vélocipède.


Füür

From Middle High German viur, from Old High German fiur, fuïr, from Proto-West Germanic *fuir, from Proto-Germanic *fōr, from Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥. Cognate with German Feuer, Dutch vuur, English fire, Swedish fyr.


Buech

Buech f (plural Bueche, diminutive Buechli or Büechli)

Bueche (plural)
Buechli (diminutive)
Büechli (diminutive)

Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buohha, from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijā.


Buech

Buech n (plural Büecher, diminutive Büechli)

Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. Cognate with German Buch, Dutch boek, English book, Icelandic bók.


Maitli

From Middle High German meidelīn, from mait (“girl, maid”) + -līn (“diminutive suffix”). Equivalent to Maid + -li.


Abwart

Abwart m (plural Abwarte, feminine Abwarti)


Pajass

From French paillasse, itself borrowed from Italian pagliaccio. Compare Romansch pajass, German Bajazzo.

Der Ueli isch es Pajass, Tschuudigung.

2010, Pedro Lenz, Der Goalie bin ig, Der Gesunde Menschen Versand, published 2014, page 9:


Rächnig

From Middle High German rech(e)nunge. Cognate with German Rechnung; compare Dutch rekening, English reckoning.


Fremdi

From Middle High German vrem(e)de (“stranger, foreigner”), derived from the adjective vrem(e)de (“strange, foreign”). Cognate with German Fremde. See German fremd (“strange”) for more.

inh

1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

In any event, we should always accept a foreigner.

De Fremdi sötted mir uf all Fäll immer akchzeptiere.


Beiz

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Beiz f (plural Beize, diminutive Beizli)

Rotwelsch, from Yiddish בית (beys, “house”), itself from Hebrew בַּיִת (báyit). Cognate with German Beiz.


Iis

From Middle High German and Old High German īs. Cognate with German Eis, Dutch ijs, English ice, Swedish is.

Is (alternative)
Isch (alternative)
isch (alternative)
éisch (alternative)


Bölle

Bölle (plural)
Belle (alternative)
Böle (alternative)

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


Rääbe

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Rääbe f (plural Rääbe, diminutive Rääbli)

Rääbe (plural)
Rääbli (diminutive)
Rääb (alternative)

From Middle High German rābe, from Old High German rāba. Compare German Rübe, Latin rāpum, Russian репа (repa).


Chilbi

Chilbine (plural)
Chilwi (alternative)
Chirbi (alternative)

From Middle High German kirchwīhe, from Old High German chirichwīhī, from chirich (“church”) + wīhī (“consecration”), meaning “festival celebrating the consecration of a church (or the anniversary of such consecration)”. Equivalent to Chilche (“church”) + Wiihi (“consecration”). Cognate with German Kirchweih.


Chääs

Chääs (plural)
Chees (alternative)
Chèès (alternative)
cheisch (alternative)
chesch (alternative)
chiesch (alternative)
chääs (alternative)
chìŝch (alternative)

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


Wii

Wii (plural)
Wi (alternative)
Wy (alternative)
wi (alternative)
wii (alternative)
wéin (alternative)

From Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn, from Latin vīnum.

I will de ine cho und ech öppis z'Abed bringe. E chli Wi und Brot.

I'll come in later and bring you something for supper. A little wine and bread.

1978, Rolf Lyssey and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

If he's coming n the morning, I surely can't offer him wine', otherwise he'll think: Aha, an alcoholic…

Wän er am Morge chunt, chan ich äm doch sicher kchai Wii aabüte, sus dänkcht de no: Ah, Alkchoholikcherin…


Chopf

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Chopf m (plural Chöpf, diminutive Chöpfli)

From Middle High German kopf (“drinking vessel”), probably from Latin cuppa. Alternatively from Proto-Germanic *kuppaz (“vault, round vessel, head”). Cognate with German Kopf; see there for more.


Muul

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Muul n (plural Müüler, diminutive Müüli)

From Middle High German mūl, from Old High German *mūl, from Proto-Germanic *mūlą. Cognate with German Maul.

Was meint er eigetlich […]? Mi dörfi nit's Mul uftue?

What did he mean earlier? That you shouldn't open your mouth?


Chnoche

From Middle High German knoche, from Old High German knohha.
Cognate with German Knochen, Dutch knook, North Frisian knooke, Danish kno, Swedish knoge.


Wält

Wält f (plural Wälte, diminutive Wältli)

From Middle High German welt, werlt, a contraction of Old High German weralt, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. Cognate with Dutch wereld, English world, Icelandic veröld.


Ätti

Ätti (plural)
attò (alternative)
attu (alternative)
àttu (alternative)
attò (alternative)
attu (alternative)
àttu (alternative)

From Middle High German atte, from Old High German atto.
Cognate with Latin atta (“father”) and Albanian atë (“father”). The word was probably originally only a vocative, but was extended with a full paradigm in most descendants, including Germanic where it was reformed as a masculine n-stem.

Der Bueb seit zum Aetti: / Fast allmol, Aetti, wenn mer’s Röttler Schloß / so vor de Auge stoht, se denki dra, / öbs üsem Hus echt au e mol so goht.

1834, Johann Peter Hebel, “Die Vergänglichkeit [Transitoriness]”, in J. P. Hebels sämmtliche Werke. Erster Band. Allemannische Gedichte, page 177:

The boy to the father: / Father, whenever Rötteln Castle / lies in front of my eyes, I wonder / if the same will happen to our house, one day.


Chääschüechli

Chääschüechli (plural)
Chäschüechli (alternative)
Cheeschüechli (alternative)

Chääs (“cheese”) + Chüechli (“little cake”).


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.


Chatzesprung

From Chatz (“cat”) + Sprung (“jump, leap”). “Just a cat's leap away.”


Äigeschaft

From Middle High German eigenschaft, from Old High German eiginskaft, from eigin (“own”) + -skaft (“ship”). Equivalent to äige + -schaft. Cognate with German Eigenschaft.

You see, a foreigner must first demonstrate these qualities before he can rightly claim: I am a Swiss.

Si gsend, die Aigeschafte mues de Usländer zersch mal under Bewis schtele, bevor er vo siich behaupte dörf: Iich bin Schwizer.


Brugg

Brugg f (plural Brugge, diminutive Brüggli)

From Old High German brugga, brucca from Proto-Germanic *brugjǭ. Cognate with German Brücke, Dutch brug, English bridge, Icelandic bryggja.


Roor

Roor (plural)
Röörli (diminutive)
Rohr (alternative)
Ror (alternative)

From Middle High German rōr, from Old High German rōr, from Proto-Germanic *rauzą. Cognate with German Rohr, Icelandic reyr, Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍃 (raus).


Gfüül

A clipping of late Middle High German gevūlichkeit and gevūlunge, both from vüelen (“to feel”). Equivalent to ge- + füüle. Cognate with German Gefühl.

1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher, (transcript)

This cannot happen again. With feeling, Fischer!

Das dörft jetz aber nüme passiere. Mit Gfüül, Fischer!


Schtube

Schtubene (plural)
Schtub (alternative)
Stube (alternative)

From Middle High German stube, from Old High German stuba, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.

They're waiting in the living room, let's get moving…


Fründ

From Middle High German vriunt, from Old High German friunt, from Proto-West Germanic *friund.
Cognate with German Freund, Dutch vriend, English friend, Icelandic frændi.


Armbruscht

From Middle High German armbrust, from Medieval Latin arbalista, from Late Latin arcuballista, from Latin arcus (“bow”) + ballista (“ancient military engine for hurling missiles”) (compare English arbalest).


Chnopf

Chnopf m (plural Chnöpf, diminutive Chnöpfli)

From Middle High German knopf, from Old High German knopf, from Proto-Germanic *knuppô (“lump, clod”). Cognate with Luxembourgish Knapp, German Knopf, Dutch knop, English knop.


Aabig

Ööbig (plural)
Oobig (alternative)
Obig (alternative)

Now, about last night: in future, it will be discussed beforehand who leads the discussion with the candidate.

Dän wäge geschter z’Obig: In Zuekchunft wird dä vorher abgschproche, wer mit em Kchandidat s'Gschpröch füert.


Underhaltig

Underhaltige (plural)
Unterhaltig (alternative)

But it was just a completely natural and open conversation.

Aber es isch doch e ganz natürlichi, offeni Unterhaltig gsi.


Wulche

Wulche f (plural Wulche, diminutive Wülchli)

From Middle High German wolken, from Old High German wolkan, from Proto-Germanic *wulkaną. Cognate to German Wolke, Dutch wolk, English welkin.

Se schöin wie d'Birch im Summerchleid, / Se schüüch wie 's Wülchli ob dr Weid.

As fair as the birch in its summer garb, as shy as the cloudlet over the lea.


Güggel

Probably onomatopoeic. Compare regional German Gickel, southern or colloquial German Gockel.


Wiis

From Middle High German wīs, wīse, from Old High German wīsa, from Proto-Germanic *wīsaz (“wise”, adj). Cognate with German Wiese.


Wiis

(card games) run, sequence, set (of cards, especially in the game of jass)


Wiis

From Middle High German wise, from Old High German wisa. Cognate with German Wiese.


Puur

Puur m (plural Puure, diminutive Püürli)

Puure (plural)
Püürli (diminutive)
pour (alternative)
pur (alternative)
pür (alternative)

From Middle High German būre, gibūre, from Old High German gibūro, from būr (“peasant”). Cognate with German Bauer, Dutch buur, English bower.

(card games) Jack; specifically, the Jack of trumps in the game of jass


Näll

From Dutch nel, probably a shortened form of manelle (“second-highest trump in the game of ombre”).

(card games) The nine of trumps in a game of jass.


Roos

Roos m (plural Roose, diminutive Röösli)

Roose (plural)
Röösli (diminutive)
Roose (alternative)

From Middle High German rōse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin rosa. Cognate with German Rose.


Chnüü

Chnüü (plural)
Chnei (alternative)
Chneiw (alternative)
Chnöü (alternative)
Chneu (alternative)
Chnöi (alternative)

From Middle High German kniu, from Old High German kneo, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.

Soll i öppe vor dr i d’Chneu falle?

Am I really supposed to fall to my knees before you?


Chrott

Chrott f (plural Chrotte, diminutive Chröttli)

Chrotte (plural)
Chröttli (diminutive)
Chrotte (alternative)

From Middle High German krotte, kröte, krëte, from Old High German chrota, krota, kreta (“toad”), from Proto-West Germanic *krodu (“toad”), from Proto-Indo-European *guredʰ- (“toad”).


Summervogel

Summer (“summer”) + Vogel (“bird”). Compare German Sommervogel.

(central and northern Switzerland) butterfly


Tschoope

Tschööpe (plural)
Schoope (alternative)
Tschoop (alternative)

From Middle High German joppe, schoppe, from Old Italian giuppa, from Old Spanish aljuba (“doublet”), from Andalusian Arabic جبة (gubbah), from Arabic جُبَّة (jubba, “jubbah; cloak, coat”). Cognate with German Joppe.

der

(Valais, Unterwalden, Schwyz, Zug, Glarus, Graubünden, Zürich) jacket, coat

(Uri) dress (item of clothing worn by a woman)


Tuub

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Tuub f (plural Tuube, diminutive Tüübli)

Tuube (plural)
Tüübli (diminutive)
Duub (alternative)
Duube (alternative)
Düüwe (alternative)
Daup (alternative)
Taub (alternative)
Tuube (alternative)
Tube (alternative)
Tubo (alternative)

From Middle High German tūbe, from Old High German tūba, from Proto-West Germanic *dūbā.
Cognate with German Taube, German Low German Duuv, Dutch duif, English dove, Danish due, Faroese dúgva, dúva, Icelandic dúfa, Norwegian Bokmål due, Norwegian Nynorsk due, Swedish duva.

Se fromm wie 's Tübli ufem Dach, / Se widleich wie d'Foräll im Bach.

As bold as the little dove on the roof, as lithe as the trout in the stream.

Damn pigeons! Sometimes you can't avoid it. Wherever they are, they shit over everything.

Chaibe Tuube! Mängisch chunt me da nöd drum ume. Wo di sind, schiisids ales voll.


Ziit

Ziit f (plural Ziite, diminutive Ziitli)

Ziite (plural)
Ziitli (diminutive)
Zit (alternative)
Zyt (alternative)

From Middle High German zīt, from Old High German zīt, from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz. Cognate with German Zeit, Dutch tijd, English tide, Icelandic tíð.


Bäärg

Bäärg m (plural Bäärge, diminutive Bäärgli)

Bäärge (plural)
Bäärgli (diminutive)
Bärg (alternative)
Bèèrg (alternative)
Bërg (alternative)

From Middle High German bërc, from Old High German berg. Compare German Berg, Dutch berg, English barrow, Swedish berg.

I myner Buebzyt im Land Glaris hani albigs underwägs zum Dorfschuelhuus e San Galler Bäärg vor Auge gha.

1966, Georg Thürer, “Tulipane”, in Rund umme Blattetisch, page 84:

In my boyhood in Glarus-land, I always had a St Gallen mountain before my eyes on the way to the village schoolhouse.


Huusfrau

From Middle High German hūsvrou(we), equivalent to Huus + Frau. Cognate with German Hausfrau. Compare Dutch huisvrouw, English housewife, Icelandic húsfrú.

That way you can also prove to him that you're a perfect housewife.

So chasch em au bewiise, das du e perfäkchti Huusfrau bisch.


Mueter

Müetere (plural)
Muetter (alternative)
Mueder (alternative)

From Old High German muatar, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr. Cognate with German Mutter, Dutch moeder, English mother, Icelandic móðir.


Läbe

From Middle High German leben, from Old High German lebēn (“life”), derived from the verb lebēn (“to live”). Cognate with German Leben.

Everyone needs a certain security in life.

Jede brucht doch e gwüssi Sicherheit im Läbe.


Schtund

Schtund f (plural Schtunde, diminutive Schtündli)

Schtunde (plural)
Schtündli (diminutive)
Stund (alternative)

From Middle High German stunde, stunt, from Old High German stunta, from Proto-Germanic *stundō (“point in time; hour”). Cognate with German Stunde, Dutch stond, English stound, Icelandic stund.

inh

How do you spend your free time? After all, you're not in the theatre for twenty-four hours a day.

Wie verbringid Si so Iri Freizit? Si sind ja schliesslich ned vieräzwäzg Schtund im Teater.


Tüür

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Tüür f (plural Tüüre, diminutive Tüürli)

Tüüre (plural)
Tüürli (diminutive)
Tiire (alternative)

From Middle High German türe, from Old High German turi, from Proto-Germanic *durz. Cognate with German Türe, Dutch duer, English door, Icelandic dyr, Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐍂 (daur).


Brüüsch

Probably ultimately from Proto-Celtic *wroikos (“heather”), therefore cognate with Cornish and Welsh grug, Irish and Scottish Gaelic fraoch, also Galician breixo, Spanish brezo, French bruyère.


Schiibli

…Hät d' Tür verrigled, 's Schybli au […].

[She] has bolted the door and the window too.


Chind

Chind n (plural Chind or Chinde or Chinder, diminutive Chindli)

Chind (plural)
Chinde (plural)
Chinder (plural)
Chindli (diminutive)

From Middle High German kint, from Old High German kind, from Proto-Germanic *kindą, *kinþą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- (“to give birth”). Cognate with German Kind, Dutch kind, German Low German Kind, Low German Kinn.


Garte

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Garte m (plural Gärte, diminutive Gärtli)

Gärte (plural)
Gärtli (diminutive)
Gaarte (alternative)

From Middle High German garte. Cognate with German Garten, Dutch gaard, Danish gårde.


Schtäge

From early Middle High German stëga, from Old High German stega, from Proto-Germanic *stigǭ (“steep path; slope; stairway”). Cognate with German Stege (and Stiege, via Old High German byform stiega), Dutch steeg, Icelandic stigi.


Früelig

From late Middle High German vrüelinc, equivalent to früe (“earling”) + -lig (“ness”).


wasser

From Middle High German waʒʒer, from Old High German waʒʒar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥. Cognate with German Wasser, Dutch and English water, Icelandic vatn.

Wasser (alternative)
Wâsser (alternative)
Wàser (alternative)
Wasser (alternative)
Wâser (alternative)
wàsser (alternative)

(Gressoney, Issime, Carcoforo, Formazza) water


Grüüsch

From Middle High German geriusche, from riuschen, rūschen (“to make noise”), from Old High German *rūskōn, from Proto-Germanic *rūskōną. Cognate with German Geräusch, also English rush.


Chranket

Chrankete (plural)
Chrankchet (alternative)

From Middle High German krancheit, krankeit. Equivalent to chrank + -het.

No, no, a contagious disease. The kind that sometimes go round.

Nai nai, än aaschtekchendi Chrankchet. Wi si so vorchunt.


Liibli

From Liib (“body”) + -li. Compare German Leibchen (“bib, colourful polyester vest”), Austrian German Leiberl (“jersey, sport shirt”).

cog

That one over there in the blue jersey is a Turk.

Dä det hine det, im blaue Libli, isch-n Türg.


Liib

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Liib m (plural Liiber, diminutive Liibli)

From Old High German līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą (“body; life”). Cognate with German Leib, Dutch lijf, English life, Icelandic líf.


Droogehändler

Droogehändler (plural)
Drogehändler (alternative)

Think about it, Fischer! Turkey! Eastern Mediterranean! Just last week we snagged another two drug dealers.

Überlegid emal, Fischer! Türgei! Östlichs Mittelmeer! Grad letscht Wuche hämmer wider zwai Drogehändler gschnappt.


Müesli

→ Armenian: մյուսլի (myusli)

→ Dutch: muesli

→ English: muesli (see there for further descendants)

→ French: muesli

desctree

→ German: Müsli, Müesli (Swiss standard German)
→ Czech: müsli
→ Danish: mysli
→ English: müsli
→ Estonian: müsli
→ Finnish: mysli
→ Hungarian: müzli
→ Norwegian:
Bokmål: müsli, mysli
Nynorsk: mysli
→ Romanian: müsli
→ Swedish: müsli
→ Turkish: müsli

→ Greek: μούσλι (moúsli)

→ Macedonian: мусли (musli)

→ Polish: musli, muesli, müsli

→ Portuguese: muesli

→ Russian: мюсли (mjusli)

→ Spanish: muesli


Mues

→ French: mouise

From Middle High German muos, from Old High German muos (“food, mush”), from Proto-West Germanic *mōs (“wet food, porridge, victuals”). Cognate with German Mus, Dutch moes, Swedish mos.


Ziil

From Middle High German zil, from Old High German zil, from Proto-Germanic *tilą (“goal”). Cognate with German Ziel, Old English til, Icelandic til, Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌻 (til).

Sis Ziil isch än eigeti Praxis z'eröffne.


Tulipaane

Tulipaane (plural)
Tulipaa (alternative)
Tulipane (alternative)

From Italian tulipano, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (dülbend), from Persian دلبند (dolband, “turban”).


Zine

From Middle High German zinne, from Old High German zinna, from Proto-Germanic *tindijǭ, from *tindaz. Cognate with German Zinne.


Nidel

Unclear. Compare Middle High German nidelen (“to skim (milk)”).


fuks

From Old High German fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”). Cognate with German Fuchs, Dutch vos, English fox, also Sanskrit पुच्छ (puccha, “tail”), Tocharian B päkā (“tail, chowry”).

inh

Fuchs (alternative)
Fugs (alternative)
fuksch (alternative)
fòcks (alternative)
vucks (alternative)


Vatter

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Vatter m (genitive Vatters, plural Vättere)

Vatters (genitive)
Vättere (plural)
Vater (alternative)
Fatter (alternative)
fater (alternative)
vàtter (alternative)

From Middle High German vatter, vater, from Old High German fater, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognate with German Vater, Dutch vader, Plautdietsch Voda, West Frisian faar, English father, Icelandic faðir, Swedish far.

So, das säge n'i am Vatter.


Johr

Johr n (plural Johr or Johre, dative plural Johr or Johre, or regionally, if followed by a vowel Johre'n or Johren)

Johr (plural)
Johre (plural)
Johr (dative plural)
Johre (dative plural)
regionally (dative plural)
Jåhr (alternative)

„Wo ni no so ne chlyne Strupf gsi bi, es Buebli vo vier Johre, i ha justement die erste Zwilchhösli dreit ―[…]

1867, Jakob Hofstätter, “'s Wydebüseli.”, in Robert Weber (Mitglied des historischen Vereins in Bern und Sekretär für die Abtheilung „Literatur und Kunst“ beim internationalen Kongreß für soziale Wissenschaften), editor, Die poetische Nationalliteratur der deutschen Schweiz. Musterstücke aus den Dichtungen der besten schweizerischen Schriftsteller von Haller bis auf die Gegenwart. Mit biographischen und kritischen Enleitungen, volume 3 (in German), Clarus: Verlagsbuchhandlung von I./J. Vogel, page 566:

…; kai fremde Mensch isch in alle dene Johren iber d'Schwelle ko.

Sammlung deutsch-schweizerischer Mundart-Literatur. Aus dem Kanton Basel. Viertes Heft. Gesammelt und herausgegeben von Professor O. Sutermeister, Verlag von Orell Füssli & Cie. in Zürich, p. 4 and 5, in the story Krusi-Musi. E famos Kiechlirezept us der Frau Sybille-n ihrem Kochbiechli

Sit finf Johren isch's der erst Schritt gsi, won i wider in das Hus to ha.

An großa Stupf für Pruafsbildig isch in dene Johr d'Gwerb- und Industrieusstellig (1913) gsi, wo au d'Buachtruckereien mitgmacht hend und wo dena ihri Leistiga bewärtat cho sind. Chast denka, was das für dia einzalna Buda bedütat het.

1960, Christian Caviezel, 100 [i.e. Hundert] Jahre Typographia Chur, das bestandene Jahrhundert, 1860–1960, Schweizerischer Typographenbund, Sektion Chur, →OCLC, page 43:


Tall

From Middle High German tal, from Old High German tal, from Proto-Germanic *dalą. Cognate with German Tal, Dutch dal, English dale, Swedish dal.


Goof

Goof m (plural Goofe, diminutive Gööfli)

Goofe (plural)
Gööfli (diminutive)
Gof (alternative)
Gouf (alternative)

„Do wär mys Göifli, g'halted's hüt; / I hole's more wider hei.“

„Here's my little child, keep it for today; / I'll take it back home tomorrow.“


Goof

Gööf (plural)
Gööfli (diminutive)
Gof (alternative)
Gouf (alternative)


Guli

Gulene (plural)
Gulli (alternative)
Gülli (alternative)


Häiwee

Haawee (alternative)
Heiweh (alternative)
Hamwee (alternative)

„Ächje, my gueti Bäsi Gryt,
's Zähndweh und 's Heiweh schloffed nüd.“

‘Alas, good auntie Peggy, tootthache and homesickness do not sleep.’


Floor

From Middle High German vlōr, from Latin flōs. Cognate with German Flor.

„Maria, spreit dy guldi Flor
Jetz gnädig über üsers Hus!“

‘Maria, spread these golden flowers generously now around our house!’


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.


Pfane

Pfane f (plural Pfane, diminutive Pfändli)

From Middle High German pfanne, from Old High German phanna, from Proto-Germanic *pannǭ, from Late Latin panna, from Latin patina (“bowl, platter”). Cognate with German Pfanne, Dutch pan, English pan, Icelandic panna.


Schwaab

Schwaab m (plural Schwaabe, diminutive Schwööbli)

Schwaabe (plural)
Schwööbli (diminutive)


Gspaane

Gspaane m (plural Gspaane, diminutive Gspäändli)

Gspaane (plural)
Gspäändli (diminutive)
Gschpaane (alternative)

From Middle High German gespan (“companion, partner”), probably related to spannen (“to stretch, tighten”), from Old High German spannan, from Proto-Germanic *spannaną. Cognate with archaic German Gespan (“assistant, helper, partner”).


Zältli

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


Gspuusi

Gspuusi (plural)
Gschpuusi (alternative)

From g- + early Italian sposa. Cognate with German Gspusi (“romantic relationship; lover”).

Derwüle dr Maa d «Frybùrgera» dǜrpletteret ù drin ùmma gschnauset het, het ds Gspuusi bim Gschǜǜrabwäsche ù bim ds Gschüür i Chachùbouch yyruume — z heller Stǜmm ds Liedli gsùnge […]

1989, Alfons Jungo, Mys Rollimoos, mys Seiselann, page 20:


Bruut

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Bruut f (plural Brüüt, diminutive Brüütli)

From Old High German brūt, from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz. Cognate with German Braut, Dutch bruid, English bride, Icelandic brúður.


Gooli

2010, Pedro Lenz, (title)


Brüeder

Brüeder m (plural Brüeder or Brüedere, diminutive Brüederli)

Brüeder (plural)
Brüedere (plural)
Brüederli (diminutive)
Brüädär (alternative)
Brueder (alternative)
brueder (alternative)
bruder (alternative)
briöder (alternative)
bröder (alternative)

From Middle High German bruoder, from Old High German bruoder, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Cognate with German Bruder, Dutch broer, broeder, English brother, West Frisian broer, Icelandic bróðir.

Coordinate term: Schwöschter


Haselmuus

Haselmuus f (plural Haselmüüs, diminutive Haselmüüsli)

Haselmüüs (plural)
Haselmüüsli (diminutive)

Im Gstüüd schloft's wien ä Haselmus.

She sleeps in the woods like a dormouse.


Gable

From Middle High German gabele, from Old High German gabala, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu.


Lööl

Löl (alternative)
Lööli (alternative)
Löli (alternative)
Löu (alternative)

Löt doch dä Löl lo si, dä Mehbesser.

(derogatory, sometimes humorous) fool, simpleton


Tröchni

From Middle High German trückene, *trückeni, from Old High German truccheni, from truccan (“dry”). Cognate with German Tröckne.

Hock a Bode, Fritz, und lueg i Himmel ufe, du Tröchni!

Sit on the ground, Fritz, and stare up at the sky, you bore!


fater

Fatter (alternative)
Vater (alternative)
Vatter (alternative)
vàtter (alternative)


Müe

From Middle High German müe, müeje, from Old High German muohī. Cognate with German Mühe, Luxembourgish Méi.

Wenn si's doch so guet ohni mi chönne mache, was gäbe sie sich de Müeh, mi mitz'ha?

If they can do so well without me, why do they make such an effort to have me with them?


Ängländer

Ängland + -er. Compare German Engländer, Saterland Frisian Änglounder, English Englander, Danish englænder.

So! Jetzt will i wie'n e itle Ängländer ids nächschte Wäldli.

So! Now I want to go into the next little forest like a conceited Englishman.


Fäscht

Fäscht n (plural Fäscht, diminutive Fäschtli)

Fäscht (plural)
Fäschtli (diminutive)
Fëst (alternative)

From Middle High German fëst, from Latin festum. Cognate with German Fest, English feast, French fête, Italian festa.


Chääsmässer

Chääs (“cheese”) + Mässer (“knife”). Compare German Käsemesser.


Siite

From Middle High German sīte, from Old High German sīta, from Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ. Cognate with German Seite, Dutch zijde, English side, Swedish síða.


Nägeli

Nägeli (plural)
Näägeli (alternative)
Negeli (alternative)

From Middle High German negelīn. By surface analysis, Nagel + li. Compare German Nägelein (archaic), German Nägelchen, German Nelke.

1978, Rolf Lyssy and Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

Give me a couple of these carnations here, okay.


Biiwacht

→ French: bivouac (see there for further descendants)

From bii- + Wacht. Cognate with obsolete German Beiwacht.

reinforcements for a guard, city watch, etc.


Sock

Sock m (plural Socke or Sockä or Socka, diminutive Söckli)

Socke (plural)
Sockä (plural)
Socka (plural)
Söckli (diminutive)
Socke (alternative)
Sockä (alternative)
Socka (alternative)

From Middle High German soc, from Old High German soc, from Proto-West Germanic *sokk, from Proto-Germanic *sukkaz. Compare German Socke.


Gaas

Gaas f (genitive singular Gases, plural Gëes, genitive plural Gësens)

Gases (genitive singular)
Gëes (plural)
Gësens (genitive plural)
Gants (alternative)

From Old Bernian gas, gans, from Old High German gans, from Proto-Germanic *gans, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰans-. Cognate with German Gans, Dutch gans, English goose, Icelandic gæs.


Muur

From Middle High German mūre, from Old High German mūra, from Proto-West Germanic *mūrā, borrowed from Latin mūrus, from Proto-Italic *moiros, from Proto-Indo-European *mey- + *-rós. Cognate with German Mauer, Dutch muur, English mure, Faroese múrur, also French mur, Portuguese muro, Italian muro, Romanian mur.

etymon

wall (especially when stone or otherwise solid and exterior)


Sood

From Middle High German sōt, from Old High German *soud, *sōd, from Proto-Germanic *sauþaz (“well, pit”). Cognate with German Low German Sood, English seath, Norwegian saud, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 (sauþs).


Fasnacht

From Middle High German vastnaht, equivalent to fas + Nacht. Cognate with German Fastnacht.

carnival (festival held just before the beginning of Lent)


Chäschtli

From Chaschte + -li. Compare German Kästlein, Yiddish קעסטל (kestl), קעסטעלע (kestele).


Pschäid

Back-formation of pschäide (“to inform, respond”), from Middle High German bescheiden. Cognate with German Bescheid.


Brüggli

«Frigg, chunsch au a d Landsgmei?» rüeft der Balz uf em Brüggli vum Büehlhuus.

1966, Georg Thürer, “Im Landsgmei-Ring”, in Rund umme Blattetisch, page 12:

‘Frigg, will you be coming to the Landsgemeinde too?’ Balz called from the steps of the Bühlhaus.


Züripieter

From Züripiet + -er, from Züri (“Zurich”) + Piet (“area (around a city)”). Compare German Zürichbieter.

compound

Zuricher (someone from the canton of Zurich)


Bone

From Middle High German bone, from Old High German bōna, from Proto-Germanic *baunō. Cognate with German Bohne, Dutch boon, English bean, Icelandic baun.


Haase

From Old High German haso, from Proto-Germanic *hasô. Cognate with German Hase, Dutch haas, English hare, Swedish hare.


Fogel

From Old High German fogal, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz. Cognate with German Vogel, Dutch vogel, English fowl, Icelandic fugl.


Leiker

Uncertain. Perhaps from Middle High German leichen (“to hop”). Compare Welsh llo (“calf”).


Schoon

Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *skaunī; see also English sheen.

(Uri) brightening, especially of the sky


Bitz

From Old High German biz, from Proto-Germanic *bitiz. Cognate with German Biss, Dutch beet, English bit.


Seigel

From Middle High German seigel, from Old High German *seigal, from Proto-West Germanic *saigul (“club, stick”); cognate with Middle English sowel (“staff, stake”).


Sou

Söi (plural)
Söili (diminutive)
Sau (alternative)
Suu (alternative)

From Middle High German sū, from Old High German sū, from Proto-Germanic *sūz (“sow”). Cognate with German Sau, Icelandic sýr, Swedish so.


Prueff

From Middle High German beruof, from Middle High German berufen, berüefen, beruofen (“to summon, proclaim, describe”). Equivalent to be- + Rueff. Cognate with German Beruf.

1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maeker, Die Schweizermacher (transcript)

I'm nothing yet at all. I'm nothing yet in my profession, I'm not yet married.

Ich bi so no nüt. Ich bi no nüt im Bruef, ich bi net ghürate.


Reister

From Swiss Middle High German reisten (“to spray”).


Aff

From Old High German affo, from Proto-Germanic *apô. Cognate with German Affe, Dutch aap, English ape, Swedish apa.


Naame

From Old High German namo, from Proto-Germanic *namô. Cognate with German Name, Dutch naam, English name, Icelandic nafn.

namä (alternative)
noame (alternative)
nomu (alternative)
nàmund (alternative)


Graas

head

Graas n (plural Grääser, diminutive Grääsli)

Grääser (plural)
Grääsli (diminutive)
Gras (alternative)

From Middle High German gras. Cognate with German Gras.


Wagge

Borrowed from Italian vacca (“cow”), from Latin vacca.


Leew

From Old High German lēwo, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn). Cognate with German Leu, Luxembourgish Léiw, Dutch leeuw.


Mueterspraach

Mueter + Spraach. Compare German Muttersprache.

Die Sprach, win ig sa schrybe, ischt rächt iigetlig my Muetersprach.

The language as I write it is, in fact, properly my mother tongue.


Oor

From Middle High German ore, from Old High German ōra, from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from Proto-Germanic *ausô. Cognate with German Ohr, Dutch oor, English ear, Swedish öra.


Siech

From siech (“sick”, adjective), from Middle High German siech, whence German siech (“sick”).

Die sind ganz krassi Sieche.

These (guys here) are very badass chaps.


Fummel

(Uri) A shoemaking tool that is used to smooth the edges of the sole of a shoe.


titsch

From Middle High German diut(i)sch, tiu(t)sch, from Old High German diutisk (“of or pertaining to the Germanic people”). Cognate with German Deutsch.

inh

tittschu (alternative)
titzsch (alternative)
töitsch (alternative)


noame

Naame (alternative)
namä (alternative)
nomu (alternative)
nàmund (alternative)


ejò

aju (alternative)
eju (alternative)
àju (alternative)


attò

From Middle High German atte, from Old High German atto. Cognate with Dutch ette, West Frisian heit, Gothic 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 (atta), also Latin atta.

attu (alternative)
àttu (alternative)
Ätti (alternative)
Ätte (alternative)


brueder

From Middle High German bruoder, from Old High German bruoder, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Cognate with German Bruder, Dutch broer, broeder, English brother, West Frisian broer, Icelandic bróðir.

Brüeder (alternative)
Brueder (alternative)
briöder (alternative)
bruder (alternative)
bröder (alternative)


wätté

watta (alternative)
wetta (alternative)
wattà (alternative)


techter

From Middle High German tohter, from Old High German tohter, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr. Cognate with German Tochter, Dutch dochter, English daughter, Icelandic dóttir.

tachter (alternative)
töchter (alternative)

(Gressoney, Carcoforo, Formazza) daughter


bueb

From Middle High German buobe (“knave”), from Old High German Buobo, a male given name from *buobo, from Proto-West Germanic *babō, from Proto-Germanic *bō-, a stem meaning "father, brother, close male relation".
Cognate with German Bube (“(naughty) boy”), Dutch boef (“rascal, thief”), Saterland Frisian Baabe (“father, dad”), English babe (“baby”) and boy (“knave, boy”), Icelandic bófi (“bandit”).


mélch

From Old High German miluh, from Proto-Germanic *meluks. Cognate with German Milch, Dutch melk, English milk, Swedish mjölk, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌺𐍃 (miluks).

meljch (alternative)
milch (alternative)
mélläch (alternative)


bròt

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

brot (alternative)
broud (alternative)
bruat (alternative)
bröt (alternative)


effél

From Middle High German apfel, from Old High German apful, from Proto-Germanic *aplaz. Cognate with German Apfel, Dutch appel, English apple.

Epfel (alternative)
Öpfel (alternative)
epfel (alternative)
epfil (alternative)
öpfil (alternative)


chesch

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

Chääs (alternative)
Chees (alternative)
Chèès (alternative)
cheisch (alternative)
chiesch (alternative)
chääs (alternative)
chìŝch (alternative)


sònnò

From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ. Cognate with German Sonne, Dutch zon, English sun, Icelandic sunna.

sunna (alternative)
sunnu (alternative)
ŝchunna (alternative)
ŝchunnà (alternative)


manòd

From Old High German māno, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô. Compare German Mond, English moon, Icelandic máni, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna).

Maan (alternative)
manä (alternative)
meini (alternative)
moanu (alternative)
Mond (alternative)
mànund (alternative)


wénn

From Middle High German and Old High German wint.
Cognate with German Wind, Dutch wind, English wind, Icelandic vindur, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (winds).

winn (alternative)
wind (alternative)
wend (alternative)


räge

From Middle High German regen, from Old High German regan, from Proto-Germanic *regną.


schné

From Middle High German snē, from Old High German snēo from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz (“snow”). Cognate with German Schnee, Dutch sneeuw, English snow, Icelandic snær.

Schnee (alternative)
schnee (alternative)
schnia (alternative)
schnei (alternative)
schnìj (alternative)


ustag

oustaga (alternative)
ustog (alternative)
üstàg (alternative)


sòmmer

From Old High German sumar, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz. Cognate with German Sommer, English summer, Dutch zomer, West Frisian simmer, Icelandic sumar.

Summer (alternative)
Summerd (alternative)
summer (alternative)
ŝchummer (alternative)
ŝchumer (alternative)


herbscht

From Old High German herbist, from Proto-Germanic *harbistaz. Cognate with German Herbst, Dutch herfst, English harvest, Swedish höst.

harpscht (alternative)
hérbscht (alternative)
Herpscht (alternative)


wénter

From Middle High German winter, from Old High German wintar, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz. Cognate with German Winter, Dutch winter, English winter, Swedish vinter.

wenter (alternative)
winter (alternative)


méntag

From Swiss Old High German mānintag, from Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag (literally “day of the moon”), a calque of Latin diēs Lūnae. Cognate with Dutch maandag, English Monday, German Montag, Icelandic mánudagur, Swedish måndag.

Määntig (alternative)
mäntag (alternative)
meintog (alternative)
miantag (alternative)
mìntàg (alternative)

days of the week: tag der wòchò: méntag · tschischtag · méttwòchò · fròntag · frittag · samstag · sònntag [edit]


tschischtag

From Middle High German zīestac, zīstac, from Old High German zīostag, from Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag (“Tuesday”, literally “day of Tiw”), a calque of Latin dīes Martis (literally “day of Mars”). Cognate with German Ziestag, West Frisian tiisdei, English Tuesday, Faroese týsdagur, Swedish tisdag.

der

zischtag (alternative)
zischtog (alternative)
zischtàg (alternative)
zéischtag (alternative)


méttwòchò

From Middle High German mit(te)woche, from late Old High German mittawehha, a calque of Ecclesiastical Latin media hebdomas (“middle of the week”). Equivalent to métt + wòchò. Cognate with German Mittwoch; compare English midweek, German Low German Middeweek.

mittuchu (alternative)
mittwuchu (alternative)
mettwucchu (alternative)
méttwucha (alternative)


fròntag

frontog (alternative)
vruantag (alternative)
vröntàg (alternative)


frittag

From Middle High German vrītac, from Old High German frīatag, from Proto-West Germanic *Frījā dag (literally “Day of Frigg”), a calque of Latin dīes Veneris (“Friday”, literally “day of Venus”).
Cognate with German Freitag, Dutch vrijdag, West Frisian freed, English Friday.

der

fritog (alternative)
vrittàg (alternative)
vréitag (alternative)

days of the week: tag der wucha: mäntag · zischtag · méttwucha · dontschtag · frittag · samstag · sunntag [edit]


samstag

From Middle High German sameʒtac, samʒtac, from Old High German sambaʒtag. Cognate with Luxembourgish Samschdeg, Bavarian Samsda, German Samstag, Pennsylvania German Samschdaag.

ŝchamschtog (alternative)
ŝchàmstàg (alternative)

days of the week: tag der wuchu: miantag · zéischtag · mittuchu · vruantag · vréitag · samstag · sunnatag [edit]


sònntag

From Middle High German sunnentac, sunntac, sunnetac, suntac, from Old High German sunnuntag, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag, a calque of Latin diēs Sōlis (“Sunday”, literally “day of the sun”). Equivalent of sònnò + tag. Cognate with German Sonntag, Dutch zondag, English Sunday, Icelandic sunnudagur.

der

ŝchunnutog (alternative)
sunntag (alternative)
sunnatag (alternative)
ŝchuntàg (alternative)


chatzò

From Old High German kazza, earlier *katta, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus.

Chats (alternative)
Chatz (alternative)
Chazz (alternative)
Chaz (alternative)
Kàtz (alternative)
chatza (alternative)
chatzu (alternative)
chàzzà (alternative)


hònn

From Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz. Cognate with German Hund, Dutch hond, English hound, Icelandic hundur.

hun (alternative)
hund (alternative)
hunn (alternative)
Hund (alternative)


fòcks

From Old High German fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”). Cognate with German Fuchs, Dutch vos, English fox, also Sanskrit पुच्छ (puccha, “tail”), Tocharian B päkā (“tail, chowry”).

inh

Fuchs (alternative)
Fugs (alternative)
fuks (alternative)
fuksch (alternative)
vucks (alternative)


schuel

From Old High German scuola, from Latin schola.

schiöl (alternative)
schul (alternative)
schuol (alternative)
schööl (alternative)


wòrt

From Middle High German wort, from Old High German wort, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą. Cognate with German Wort, Dutch woord, English word, Icelandic orð.

wort (alternative)
wört (alternative)
wourd (alternative)
wuart (alternative)


schméd

From Old High German smid, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz. Cognate with German Schmied, Dutch smid, English smith.

schmét (alternative)
schmid (alternative)
Schmid (alternative)
schmìd (alternative)


töitsch

From Middle High German diut(i)sch, tiu(t)sch, from Old High German diutisk (“of or pertaining to the Germanic people”). Cognate with German Deutsch.

titsch (alternative)
tittschu (alternative)
titzsch (alternative)


wetta

watta (alternative)
wätté (alternative)
wattà (alternative)


töchter

From Middle High German tohter, from Old High German tohter, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr. Cognate with German Tochter, Dutch dochter, English daughter, Icelandic dóttir.

tachter (alternative)
techter (alternative)


wéin

From Middle High German wīn, from Old High German wīn, from Proto-West Germanic *wīn.

Wii (alternative)
Wi (alternative)
Wy (alternative)
wi (alternative)
wii (alternative)


bruat

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

brot (alternative)
broud (alternative)
bròt (alternative)
bröt (alternative)


trüffulu

From Old French trufle, a variant of trufe, itself borrowed from Old Occitan trufa, from Vulgar Latin *tufera, from Latin tūber.


öpfil

From Middle High German apfel, from Old High German apful, from Proto-Germanic *aplaz. Cognate with German Apfel, Dutch appel, English apple.

Epfel (alternative)
Öpfel (alternative)
epfel (alternative)
epfil (alternative)
effél (alternative)


chiesch

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

Chääs (alternative)
Chees (alternative)
Chèès (alternative)
cheisch (alternative)
chesch (alternative)
chääs (alternative)
chìŝch (alternative)


moanu

From Old High German māno, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô. Cognate with German Mond, English moon, Icelandic máni, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna).

Mann (alternative)
manä (alternative)
meini (alternative)
Mond (alternative)
manòd (alternative)
mànund (alternative)


winn

From Old High German wint, from Proto-Germanic *windaz. Cognate with German Wind, Dutch wind, English wind, Icelandic vindur, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐍃 (winds).

wénn (alternative)
wind (alternative)
wend (alternative)


schnia

From Middle High German snē, from Old High German snēo from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz (“snow”). Cognate with German Schnee, Dutch sneeuw, English snow, Icelandic snær.

Schnee (alternative)
schnee (alternative)
schné (alternative)
schnei (alternative)
schnìj (alternative)


éisch

From Old High German īs, from Proto-Germanic *īsą, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-. Cognate with German Eis, Dutch ijs, English ice, Swedish is.

Iis (alternative)
Is (alternative)
Isch (alternative)
isch (alternative)


oustaga

ustag (alternative)
ustog (alternative)
üstàg (alternative)


hérbscht

From Old High German herbist, from Proto-Germanic *harbistaz. Cognate with German Herbst, Dutch herfst, English harvest, Swedish höst.

harpscht (alternative)
herbscht (alternative)
Herpscht (alternative)


miantag

From Swiss Old High German mānintag, from Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag (literally “day of the moon”), a calque of Latin diēs Lūnae. Cognate with Dutch maandag, English Monday, German Montag, Icelandic mánudagur, Swedish måndag.

Määntig (alternative)
mäntag (alternative)
meintog (alternative)
méntag (alternative)
mìntàg (alternative)


zéischtag

From Middle High German zīestac, zīstac, from Old High German zīostag, from Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag (“Tuesday”, literally “day of Tiw”), a calque of Latin dīes Martis (literally “day of Mars”). Cognate with German Ziestag, West Frisian tiisdei, English Tuesday, Faroese týsdagur, Swedish tisdag.

tschischtag (alternative)
zischtag (alternative)
zischtog (alternative)
zischtàg (alternative)


mittuchu

From Middle High German mit(te)woche, from late Old High German mittawehha, a calque of Ecclesiastical Latin media hebdomas (“middle of the week”). Equivalent to mitt + wuchu. Cognate with German Mittwoch; compare English midweek, German Low German Middeweek.

méttwòchò (alternative)
mittwuchu (alternative)
mettwucchu (alternative)
méttwucha (alternative)


vruantag

frontog (alternative)
fròntag (alternative)
vröntàg (alternative)


sunnatag

From Middle High German sunnentac, sunntac, sunnetac, suntac, from Old High German sunnuntag, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag, a calque of Latin diēs Sōlis (“Sunday”, literally “day of the sun”). Equivalent of sònnò + tag. Cognate with German Sonntag, Dutch zondag, English Sunday, Icelandic sunnudagur.

ŝchunnutog (alternative)
sònntag (alternative)
sunntag (alternative)
ŝchuntàg (alternative)


baum

From Old High German boum, from Proto-Germanic *baumaz. Cognate with German Baum, Dutch boom, English beam.

Baaum (alternative)
bem (alternative)
böim (alternative)


chatzu

From Old High German kazza, earlier *katta, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus.

Chats (alternative)
Chatz (alternative)
Chazz (alternative)
Chaz (alternative)
Kàtz (alternative)
chatza (alternative)
chatzò (alternative)
chàzzà (alternative)


vucks

From Middle High German vuhs, from Old High German fuhs, from Proto-West Germanic *fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz (“fox”). Cognate with German Fuchs, English fox.

Fuchs (alternative)
Fugs (alternative)
fuks (alternative)
fuksch (alternative)
fòcks (alternative)


lokha

From Old High German lok, from Proto-Germanic *lukkaz (“lock of hair, curl”). Cognate with German Locke, Dutch lok, English lock, Icelandic lokkur.


schul

From Old High German scuola, from Latin schola.

schiöl (alternative)
schuel (alternative)
schuol (alternative)
schööl (alternative)


wuart

From Middle High German wort, from Old High German wort, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą. Cognate with German Wort, Dutch woord, English word, Icelandic orð.

wort (alternative)
wòrt (alternative)
wört (alternative)
wourd (alternative)


schmid

From Old High German smid, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz. Cognate with German Schmied, Dutch smid, English smith.

schméd (alternative)
Schmid (alternative)
schmìd (alternative)
schmét (alternative)


titzsch

From Middle High German diut(i)sch, tiu(t)sch, from Old High German diutisk (“of or pertaining to the Germanic people”). Cognate with German Deutsch.

titsch (alternative)
tittschu (alternative)
töitsch (alternative)


muater

From Old High German muatar, from Proto-Germanic *mōdēr. Cognate with German Mutter, Dutch moeder, English mother, Icelandic móðir.

möter (alternative)
Mueter (alternative)


watta

wätté (alternative)
wetta (alternative)
wattà (alternative)


ŝchu

From Middle High German sun, from Old High German sunu, from Proto-Germanic *sunuz. Cognate with German Sohn, Dutch zoon, English son, Icelandic sonur.

(Carcoforo, Rimella and Campello Monti) son


wib

tlb

(Carcoforo, Rimella and Campello Monti, Formazza)

From Middle High German wīp, from Old High German wīb, from Proto-West Germanic *wīb (“woman; wife”).
Cognate with German Weib, Dutch wijf, English wife, Icelandic víf.


broud

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

brot (alternative)
bruat (alternative)
bròt (alternative)
bröt (alternative)


artuffula

From Italian tartufolo, a diminutive of tartufo (“truffle”), from Medieval Latin *territūberum, from Latin terrae tūber (“tuber of the earth”).


epfil

From Middle High German apfel, from Old High German apful, from Proto-Germanic *aplaz. Cognate with German Apfel, Dutch appel, English apple.

Epfel (alternative)
Öpfel (alternative)
epfel (alternative)
effél (alternative)
öpfil (alternative)


cheisch

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

Chääs (alternative)
Chees (alternative)
Chèès (alternative)
chesch (alternative)
chiesch (alternative)
chääs (alternative)
chìŝch (alternative)


ŝchunna

From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ. Cognate with German Sonne, Dutch zon, English sun, Icelandic sunna.

sunna (alternative)
sunnu (alternative)
sònnò (alternative)
ŝchunnà (alternative)


meini

From Old High German māno, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô. Compare German Mond, English moon, Icelandic máni, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna).

Mann (alternative)
manä (alternative)
moanu (alternative)
Mond (alternative)
manòd (alternative)
mànund (alternative)


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”)


ustog

oustaga (alternative)
ustag (alternative)
üstàg (alternative)


ŝchummer

From Old High German sumar, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz. Cognate with German Sommer, English summer, Dutch zomer, West Frisian simmer, Icelandic sumar.

Summer (alternative)
Summerd (alternative)
summer (alternative)
sòmmer (alternative)
ŝchumer (alternative)


meintog

From Swiss Old High German mānintag, from Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag (literally “day of the moon”), a calque of Latin diēs Lūnae. Cognate with Dutch maandag, English Monday, German Montag, Icelandic mánudagur, Swedish måndag.

Määntig (alternative)
mäntag (alternative)
méntag (alternative)
miantag (alternative)
mìntàg (alternative)

days of the week: tog der wuchu: meintog · zischtog · mittwuchu · frontog · fritog · ŝchamschtog · ŝchunnutog [edit]


zischtog

From Middle High German zīestac, zīstac, from Old High German zīostag, from Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag (“Tuesday”, literally “day of Tiw”), a calque of Latin dīes Martis (literally “day of Mars”). Cognate with German Ziestag, West Frisian tiisdei, English Tuesday, Faroese týsdagur, Swedish tisdag.

tschischtag (alternative)
zischtag (alternative)
zischtàg (alternative)
zéischtag (alternative)


mittwuchu

From Middle High German mit(te)woche, from late Old High German mittawehha, a calque of Ecclesiastical Latin media hebdomas (“middle of the week”). Equivalent to mitt + wuchu. Cognate with German Mittwoch; compare English midweek, German Low German Middeweek.

méttwòchò (alternative)
mittuchu (alternative)
mettwucchu (alternative)
méttwucha (alternative)


frontog

fròntag (alternative)
vruantag (alternative)
vröntàg (alternative)


ŝchamschtog

From Middle High German sameʒtac, samʒtac, from Old High German sambaʒtag. Cognate with Luxembourgish Samschdeg, Bavarian Samsda, German Samstag, Pennsylvania German Samschdaag.

samstag (alternative)
ŝchàmstàg (alternative)


ŝchunnutog

From Middle High German sunnentac, sunntac, sunnetac, suntac, from Old High German sunnuntag, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag, a calque of Latin diēs Sōlis (“Sunday”, literally “day of the sun”). Equivalent of sònnò + tag. Cognate with German Sonntag, Dutch zondag, English Sunday, Icelandic sunnudagur.

sònntag (alternative)
sunntag (alternative)
sunnatag (alternative)
ŝchuntàg (alternative)


chrud

From Middle High German krūt, from Old High German krūt, chrūt, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd.

Chrut (alternative)
Chruud (alternative)
Chruut (alternative)
chrüt (alternative)


chatza

From Old High German kazza, earlier *katta, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus.

Chats (alternative)
Chatz (alternative)
Chazz (alternative)
Chaz (alternative)
Kàtz (alternative)
chatzu (alternative)
chatzò (alternative)
chàzzà (alternative)


fuksch

From Old High German fuhs, from Proto-Germanic *fuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *púḱsos (“the tailed one”). Cognate with German Fuchs, Dutch vos, English fox, also Sanskrit पुच्छ (puccha, “tail”), Tocharian B päkā (“tail, chowry”).

Fuchs (alternative)
Fugs (alternative)
fuks (alternative)
fòcks (alternative)
vucks (alternative)


schuol

From Old High German scuola, from Latin schola.

schiöl (alternative)
schul (alternative)
schuel (alternative)
schööl (alternative)


wourd

From Middle High German wort, from Old High German wort, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą. Cognate with German Wort, Dutch woord, English word, Icelandic orð.

wort (alternative)
wòrt (alternative)
wört (alternative)
wuart (alternative)


tittschu

From Middle High German diut(i)sch, tiu(t)sch, from Old High German diutisk (“of or pertaining to the Germanic people”). Cognate with German Deutsch.

titsch (alternative)
titzsch (alternative)
töitsch (alternative)

(Rimella and Campello Monti) German (language)


nàmund

From Old High German namo, from Proto-Germanic *namô. Cognate with German Name, Dutch naam, English name, Icelandic nafn.

Naame (alternative)
namä (alternative)
noame (alternative)
nomu (alternative)


àju

aju (alternative)
eju (alternative)
ejò (alternative)


vàtter

From Middle High German vatter, vater, from Old High German fater, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognate with German Vater, Dutch vader, Plautdietsch Voda, West Frisian faar, English father, Icelandic faðir, Swedish far.

fater (alternative)
Fatter (alternative)
Vater (alternative)
Vatter (alternative)


àttu

From Old High German atto, from Proto-Germanic *attô. Cognate with Dutch ette, West Frisian heit, Gothic 𐌰𐍄𐍄𐌰 (atta), also Latin atta.

attu (alternative)
attò (alternative)
Ätti (alternative)
Ätte (alternative)

(Rimella and Campello Monti) father, dad


briöder

From Middle High German bruoder, from Old High German bruoder, from Proto-Germanic *brōþēr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. Cognate with German Bruder, Dutch broer, broeder, English brother, West Frisian broer, Icelandic bróðir.

Brüeder (alternative)
Brueder (alternative)
brueder (alternative)
bruder (alternative)
bröder (alternative)


wattà

watta (alternative)
wätté (alternative)
wetta (alternative)


tachter

From Middle High German tohter, from Old High German tohter, from Proto-Germanic *duhtēr. Cognate with German Tochter, Dutch dochter, English daughter, Icelandic dóttir.

techter (alternative)
töchter (alternative)


hüüsch

From Middle High German hūs, hous, from Old High German hūs, from Proto-Germanic *hūsą. Cognate with German Haus, Dutch huis, English house, Icelandic hús.

Hus (alternative)
Huus (alternative)
Hüs (alternative)
hus (alternative)
hüs (alternative)
husch (alternative)


hemmu

From Old High German heim, from Proto-Germanic *haimaz. Cognate with German Heim, Dutch heem, English home, Danish hjem, also Albanian komb.

haim (alternative)
heim (alternative)
hei (alternative)


meljch

From Old High German miluh, from Proto-Germanic *meluks. Cognate with German Milch, Dutch melk, English milk, Swedish mjölk, Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌺𐍃 (miluks).

milch (alternative)
mélch (alternative)
mélläch (alternative)


wàsser

From Middle High German waʒʒer, from Old High German waʒʒar. Cognate with German Wasser, Dutch and English water, Icelandic vatn.

Wasser (alternative)
Wâsser (alternative)
Wàser (alternative)
Wàsser (alternative)
Wasser (alternative)
Wâser (alternative)
wasser (alternative)


trifflu

From Old French trufle, a variant of trufe, itself borrowed from Old Occitan trufa, from Vulgar Latin *tufera, from Latin tūber.


chìŝch

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

Chääs (alternative)
Chees (alternative)
Chèès (alternative)
cheisch (alternative)
chesch (alternative)
chiesch (alternative)
chääs (alternative)


ŝchunnà

From Middle High German sunne, from Old High German sunna, from Proto-Germanic *sunnǭ. Cognate with German Sonne, Dutch zon, English sun, Icelandic sunna.

sunna (alternative)
sunnu (alternative)
sònnò (alternative)
ŝchunna (alternative)

(Rimella and Campello Monti) sun, the Sun


mànund

From Old High German māno, from Proto-Germanic *mēnô. Compare German Mond, English moon, Icelandic máni, Gothic 𐌼𐌴𐌽𐌰 (mēna).

Mann (alternative)
manä (alternative)
meini (alternative)
moanu (alternative)
Mond (alternative)
manòd (alternative)


schnìj

From Middle High German snē, from Old High German snēo from Proto-Germanic *snaiwaz (“snow”). Cognate with German Schnee, Dutch sneeuw, English snow, Icelandic snær.

Schnee (alternative)
schnee (alternative)
schné (alternative)
schnia (alternative)
schnei (alternative)


üstàg

oustaga (alternative)
ustag (alternative)
ustog (alternative)

(Rimella and Campello Monti) spring (season)


ŝchumer

From Old High German sumar, from Proto-Germanic *sumaraz. Cognate with German Sommer, English summer, Dutch zomer, West Frisian simmer, Icelandic sumar.

Summer (alternative)
Summerd (alternative)
summer (alternative)
sòmmer (alternative)
ŝchummer (alternative)


harpscht

From Old High German herbist, from Proto-Germanic *harbistaz. Cognate with German Herbst, Dutch herfst, English harvest, Swedish höst.

herbscht (alternative)
hérbscht (alternative)
Herpscht (alternative)


wenter

From Middle High German winter, from Old High German wintar, from Proto-Germanic *wintruz. Cognate with German Winter, Dutch winter, English winter, Swedish vinter.

wénter (alternative)
winter (alternative)


mìntàg

From Swiss Old High German mānintag, from Proto-West Germanic *mānini dag (literally “day of the moon”), a calque of Latin diēs Lūnae. Cognate with Dutch maandag, English Monday, German Montag, Icelandic mánudagur, Swedish måndag.

Määntig (alternative)
mäntag (alternative)
meintog (alternative)
méntag (alternative)
miantag (alternative)

days of the week: tàg der wucchu: mìntàg · zischtàg · mettwucchu · vröntàg · vrittàg · ŝchàmstàg · ŝchuntàg [edit]


zischtàg

From Middle High German zīestac, zīstac, from Old High German zīostag, from Proto-West Germanic *Tīwas dag (“Tuesday”, literally “day of Tiw”), a calque of Latin dīes Martis (literally “day of Mars”).
Cognate with German Ziestag, West Frisian tiisdei, English Tuesday, Faroese týsdagur, Swedish tisdag.

tschischtag (alternative)
zischtag (alternative)
zischtog (alternative)
zéischtag (alternative)


mettwucchu

From Middle High German mit(te)woche, from late Old High German mittawehha, a calque of Ecclesiastical Latin media hebdomas (“middle of the week”). Equivalent to mettu + wucchu. Cognate with German Mittwoch; compare English midweek, German Low German Middeweek.

méttwòchò (alternative)
mittuchu (alternative)
mittwuchu (alternative)
méttwucha (alternative)


vröntàg

frontog (alternative)
fròntag (alternative)
vruantag (alternative)


vrittàg

From Old High German frīatag, from Proto-West Germanic *Frījā dag (literally “Day of Frigg”), a calque of Latin dīes Veneris (“Friday”, literally “day of Venus”). Cognate with German Freitag, Dutch vrijdag, West Frisian freed, English Friday.

fritog (alternative)
frittag (alternative)
vréitag (alternative)


ŝchàmstàg

From Middle High German sameʒtac, samʒtac, from Old High German sambaʒtag. Cognate with Luxembourgish Samschdeg, Bavarian Samsda, German Samstag, Pennsylvania German Samschdaag.

samstag (alternative)
ŝchamschtog (alternative)


ŝchuntàg

From Middle High German sunnentac, sunntac, sunnetac, suntac, from Old High German sunnuntag, from Proto-West Germanic *sunnōn dag, a calque of Latin diēs Sōlis (“Sunday”, literally “day of the sun”). Equivalent of sònnò + tag. Cognate with German Sonntag, Dutch zondag, English Sunday, Icelandic sunnudagur.

ŝchunnutog (alternative)
sònntag (alternative)
sunntag (alternative)
sunnatag (alternative)


chrüt

From Middle High German krūt, from Old High German krūt, chrūt, from Proto-West Germanic *krūd (“plant, vegetable, herb”).

inh

chrud (alternative)
Chrut (alternative)
Chruud (alternative)
Chruut (alternative)


chàzzà

From Old High German kazza, earlier *katta, from Late Latin catta, feminine of cattus.

Chats (alternative)
Chatz (alternative)
Chazz (alternative)
Chaz (alternative)
Kàtz (alternative)
chatza (alternative)
chatzu (alternative)
chatzò (alternative)