welsch
Translation
French-speaking (Swiss), Romance, foreign (archaic)
Examples
Er kommt aus der welschen Schweiz.
He comes from French-speaking Switzerland.
Das ist eine alte welsche Tradition.
That is an old Romance tradition.
Grammar Patterns
welsch- + Noun (attributive) Romance, French-speaking die welsche Schweiz
Similar Words
Synonyms: romanisch (Romance), französischsprachig (French-speaking)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz, meaning 'foreign' or 'Celtic/Roman'. It's a cognate of 'Welsh' and 'Wales'.
Memory Tips
Think of 'Welsh'. Both words originated from a Germanic term for their Romanized or Celtic neighbours. In modern German, it mostly refers to French-speaking Switzerland.