Schweig

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German sweige f (“Sennerei; a traditional dairy found in the Alps”), from Old High German sweiga, further origins unknown. Cognate to German Schwaige f.

Proper noun

Schweig m

1. (Uri) traditional alpine dairy

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 28.