kauderwelsch
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See also: Kauderwelsch
Etymology
From earlier kuderwelsch since the first part of the 16th century. By surface analysis, Kauder + welsch, in reference to the variety of Romansh spoken in the Swiss town of Kauder (Chur).
Pronunciation
Adjective
kauderwelsch (strong nominative masculine singular kauderwelscher, not comparable)
- (of speech) gibberish
Declension
Positive forms of kauderwelsch (uncomparable)
Related terms
Further reading
- “kauderwelsch” in Duden online
- Friedrich Kluge (1989) “kauderwelsch”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 363
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