English
Schweizer
Schweizer comes from German Schweizer ‘Swiss person, Swiss (male)’, and goes back to Middle High German swīzer.
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350swīzer
- Germanc. 1650–presentSchweizer‘Swiss person, Swiss (male)’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350swīzer
- Germanc. 1650–presentSchweizer‘Swiss person, Swiss (male)’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Middle High German swīzer
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle High German swīzer / Schweizer