töitsch

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• titsch, tittschu, titzsch

Etymology

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.

Noun

töitsch n

1. (Issime) German (language)

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien