Cheer
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Middle High German kēr(e), Old High German kēr(a), a back-formation of kēran (“to turn”), further etymology unknown. Cognate with German Kehre (“U-turn”).
References
- “Cheer” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 56.
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