Wossa

Bavarian

Alternative forms

Wassa, Wåsser (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Middle High German wazzer, from Old High German wazzar, from Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wédōr, collective of *wódr̥. Cognates include German Wasser, Yiddish ⁧וואַסער⁩ (vaser), Dutch water, English water, Old Norse vatn, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍄𐍉 (watō).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈβɔsːa/, /ˈvɔsːa/

Noun

Wossa n (plural Wossa, diminutive Wasserl)

water

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