neiwer
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Alemannic German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German neiz wer, from Old High German ni + weiz + wēr (literally “I don’t know who”). Compare Old Norse nǫkkurr. Perhaps also cognate with Yiddish עמעצער (emetser).
Pronoun[edit]
neiwer
References[edit]
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 28.