neiwis
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Alemannic German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German neißwaß, from Old High German *newizzwaz, from ne (“not”) + wizzān (“to know”) + wēr (“what”). Compare Proto-Slavic *ničьto (literally “not what”).
Pronoun[edit]
neiwis
References[edit]
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 28.
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- Alemannic German terms inherited from Old High German
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- Alemannic German lemmas
- Alemannic German pronouns
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