grüazan
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- grüusan (Sette Comuni)
Etymology
From Middle High German grüezen, from Old High German gruozzen, from Proto-West Germanic *grōtijan, from Proto-Germanic *grōtijaną (“to make cry; to scold; to address something or someone”). Cognate with German grüßen, English greet.
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
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