leew

See also: Leew

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German lāo (“warm”), from Proto-Germanic *hlēwaz (“lukewarm”). Cognate with German lau (“lukewarm”), obsolete English lew (“sunny, warm”), Dutch lauw (“lukewarm”), Icelandic hlýr (“warm”). From the same Proto-Indo-European root as Lithuanian šiltas (“warm”), Latin calor (“warmth; glow”).

Adjective

leew

(Uri) lukewarm

References

Abegg, Emil (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & co., page 23.

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