Tschüss / Ade / Pfiat di
bye - north: Tschüss, south-west: Ade, Bavaria/Austria: Pfiat di
Origin
„Tschüss“ goes back via „atschüs“ to Spanish/French „adiós/adieu“, „Ade“ directly to „à Dieu“, and „Pfiat di“ to „behüte dich (Gott)“ ('God protect you'). Three routes to the same formula.
Building blocks
Words in this expression
Examples
Ade, !
Bye, see you next week!