neiwis
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
- näimis, nöimis
Etymology
From Middle High German neiȥwaȥ, from Old High German *newiȥȥwaȥ, from ne (“not”) + wiȥȥan (“to know”) + waȥ (“what”). Compare Proto-Slavic *ničьto (literally “not what”).
Pronoun
neiwis
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 28.