neiwis

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• näimis, nöimis

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”).

Pronoun

neiwis

1. (Uri) something

References

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