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

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