English
Surmiran
Surmiran comes from Romansh surmiran.
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- EnglishtodaySurmiran
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
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- EnglishtodaySurmiran
The story
The placename is interpreted to mean "above the wall," from sur (‘above’) (a derivative of Latin supra (‘above’)) + meir (‘wall’) (from Latin murus). There is no corresponding Swiss German name, which instead uses Mittelbünden.
Every English word from Romansh surmiran
Today it means
name A dialect of the Romansch language, spoken in the canton of Grisons, especially in the region of Surmeir, Switzerland.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Romansh surmiran / Surmiran