Schweig
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German sweige f (“Sennerei; a traditional dairy found in the Alps”), from Old High German sweiga, further origins unknown. Cognate to German Schwaige f.
Proper noun
Schweig m
- (Uri) traditional alpine dairy
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 28.