nüüw
Alemannic German
Alternative forms
- nöi, nüü
Etymology
From Old High German niuwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz. Compare German neu, Dutch Low Saxon nij, Dutch nieuw, Saterland Frisian näi, English new, Icelandic nýr, Swedish ny, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis).
Derived terms
References
- “nüüw” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 62.
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