Kauderwelsch

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German

 Kauderwelsch on German Wikipedia

Etymology

From kauderwelsch (adjective), since the 16th century.

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Noun

Kauderwelsch n (strong, genitive Kauderwelschs or Kauderwelsch, no plural)

  1. gibberish, gobbledygook
    • 1924, Thomas Mann, Der Zauberberg [The Magic Mountain], volume 1, Berlin: S. Fischer, page 295:
      ‚Gesegnete Nahrungsaufnahme‘! Was für ein Kauderwelsch. Man kann sagen: ‚Gesegnete Mahlzeit‘! denn ‚Mahlzeit‘ ist ein poetisches Wort sozusagen, wie ‚tägliches Brot‘, und verträgt sich ganz gut mit ‚gesegnet‘. Aber ‚Nahrungsaufnahme‘ ist ja die reine Physiologie, und dazu Segen zu wünschen, das ist doch ein höhnisches Gerede.
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  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (obsolete) The variety of Romansch spoken in the Swiss town of Chur (Kauder) in canton Graubünden

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Descendants

  • Dutch: koeterwaals
    • Afrikaans: koeterwaals
    • West Frisian: koeterwaalsk

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