Giir
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German gīr, from giri (“greedy”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gernaz (“eager, willing”). Cognate to German Geier (“vulture”), German gern (“willingly”), English yearn (“desire strongly”), Dutch gaarne (“with pleasure”), Icelandic gjarn (“willing”).
References
- “Giir” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 24.
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