näimis

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• nöimis, neiwis

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Zürich) IPA^(key): /ˈnæɪmis/

Pronoun

näimis

1. (archaic) something; anything