sergeant (noncommissioned officer)
From earlier Feldweibel, a compound of Feld (“field”) + Weibel (“usher”). The modern vocalism is East Central German, probably standardised (outside Switzerland) to avoid the resemblance to Weib (“woman, wife”).
Ćwicz mówienie i zapamiętywanie " Feldwebel " i wielu innych słów i zdań z niemiecki .