schweizer-
Swedish
Etymology
From German schweizer (“Swiss”). Compare Danish schweizer-, svejtser-, Norwegian Bokmål sveitser- and Norwegian Nynorsk sveitser-, all from German.
Suffix
schweizer-
- (not productive) Swiss
Derived terms
- schweizerfranc (“Swiss franc”)
- schweizergardet (“Swiss guard”)
- schweizerost (“Swiss cheese”)
- schweizerstil (“Swiss chalet style”)
- schweizertysk (“Swiss German (adj.)”)
- schweizertyska (“Swiss German (noun)”)
Related terms
- Schweiz
- schweizisk
- schweiziska
- schweizare
- schweizeri
References
- schweizer- in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.