Editing Romansh language (section)

=== Romansh influences on German ===
The influence of Romansh on the local vernacular German has not been studied as thoroughly as vice versa. Apart from place names throughout the former speech area of Romansh, only a handful of Romansh words have become part of wider German usage. Such words include {{lang|gsw|Gletscher}} "glacier" or {{lang|gsw|Murmeltier}} "marmot" (derived from Romansh {{lang|rm|murmunt}}), as well as culinary items such as [[Maluns]] or [[Capuns]]. The Romansh influence is much stronger in the German dialects of Grisons. It is sometimes controversially suspected that the pronunciation {{IPA|/k/}} or {{IPA|/h/}} in words such as {{lang|gsw|Khind}} and {{lang|gsw|bahe}}, as opposed to {{IPA|/x/}} in other Swiss German dialects ({{lang|gsw|Chind}} and {{lang|gsw|bache}}), is an influence of Romansh.<ref name="TDW2002">{{harvnb|Treffers-Daller|Willemyns|2002|pp=130–131}}</ref>

In morphosyntax, the use of the auxiliary verb {{lang|gsw|kho}} "to come" as opposed to {{lang|de|wird}} "will" in phrases such as {{lang|gsw|leg di warm a, sunscht khunscht krank}} ("put on warm clothes, otherwise you will get sick") in Grisons-German is sometimes attributed to Romansh, as well as the lack of a distinction between the accusative and dative case in some Grisons-German dialects and the word order in phrases such as {{lang|gsw|i tet froge jemand wu waiss}} ("I would ask someone who knows"). In addition, some words, neuter in most dialects of German, are masculine in Grisons-German. Examples include {{lang|gsw|der Brot}} "the bread" or {{lang|gsw|der Gäld}} "the money".<ref name="TDW2002" /> Common words of Romansh origin in Grisons-German include {{lang|gsw|Spus/Spüslig}} "bridegroom" and {{lang|gsw|Spus}} "bride", {{lang|gsw|Banitsch}} "cart used for moving dung", and {{lang|gsw|Pon}} "container made of wood". In areas where Romansh either is still spoken or has disappeared recently, Romansh words are even more common in the local dialects of German.