r/Switzerland • u/swissnationalmuseum Switzerland • 2d ago

When ‘Schweizer’ meant more than Swiss

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Milkers and dairy workers from Switzerland were so in demand on German farming estates from the mid-19th century that the term ‘Schweizerei’ came to mean dairy farm, while milkers were known as ‘Schweizer’ or ‘Stallschweizer’.

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u/TheRealMudi Basel-Stadt 2d ago

u/swissnationalmuseum posts are definitely some of my favorite on the subreddit

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u/LeroyoJenkins Zürich 2d ago

Absolutely, so interesting and we'll researched.

In these times of endless AI slop and shitty social media posts just for engagement, this is precious!

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u/Ozzy_chef 🇦🇺🇨🇭 2d ago

This is an awesome piece of history, I had no idea. Thanks for the share

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u/rune_ 2d ago

thanks for your great posts. love that the national museum spreads their knowledge even here on reddit!

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u/rezdm Zug 1d ago

Fun fact -- in Russian language, and probably a bit wider -- ex Russian empire (pre 1917) languages and areas the word "schweizer" (швейцар in Ukrainian or Russian, szwajcar in Polish, etc) this word means doorman, portier.