chüüwe

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German kiuwan, from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-. Cognate with German kauen, Dutch kauwen, English chew, Icelandic tyggja, Swedish tugga.

Verb

chüüwe

  1. (Uri) to chew

References
  • “chüüwe” in Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 26.
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