Arzgebirger

East Central German

Etymology

From Arzgebirg +‎ -er.

Noun

Arzgebirger m

1. (Erzgebirgisch) Arzgebirger, Erzgebirgisch person (male or of unspecified gender)

   Synonym: Arzer

   Deitsch on frei wolln mer sei, un do bleibn mer aah derbei, weil mer Arzgebirger sei! (1908, Anton Günther)

   We want to be German and free, and we're sticking to that because we're Arzgebirger!

References

• 1908 Anton Günther, Deitsch on wolln mer sei https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trx3BkY6yII
• 1982 Karl-Heinz Schmidt, Itze schlöft dr Pastor ei : Heiteres aus dem Erzgebirge. P. 20