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

(Zurich) IPA^(key): /ˈnæɪmis/

Pronoun

näimis

(archaic) something; anything

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