Zeewe

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German *zēwa, a regional variant of zēha, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ. Cognate with German Zehe (“clove, toe”), Dutch teen, English toe, Icelandic tá.

Noun

Zeewe m

  1. (Uri, anatomy) toe

References
  • “Zeewe” 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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