chiide

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German kīde, from Old High German *chīdi (noun), from Proto-Germanic *kīþą (“seed, shoot, sprout”).

Verb

chiide

1. (Uri) to sprout, germinate (especially regarding potatoes)

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 24.