neiwer

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German neiz wer, from Old High German ni + weiz + wēr (literally “I don’t know who”). Compare Old Norse nǫkkurr. Perhaps also cognate with Yiddish עמעצער (emetser).

Pronoun

neiwer

  1. (Uri) somebody

References

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