Etymology

Walser

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Today it means: A member of a German-speaking community in Alpine Switzerland, Italy, Liechtenstein and Austria. Full definition →

German Walser
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  1. German · borrowed fromWalser
  2. English todayWalser

From German Walser, by contraction from Walliser, from Wallis + -er.

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