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