schatzi

[ shaht-see ]

noun

, Slang.

1. sweetheart; darling.

Word History and Origins

Origin of schatzi¹

First recorded in 1955–60; adopted by American military personnel from German Schatzi (originally dialect, especially Swiss German ), equivalent to Schatz “treasure” ( Middle High German scha(t)z, Old High German scaz “property, piece of money”) + -i diminutive suffix ( Middle High German -în); sceat, -en ⁵ )