Eeder

Central Franconian Alternative forms gmw-cfr Eder variant spelling gmw-cfr Üer Nüer westernmost Ripuarian gmw-cfr Edder Ödder Odder Udder Üdder ; Egder Ögder Ogder Ugder Ügder ; Ögger Ogger Ugger parts of Eifel and western Ripuarian gmw-cfr Auder Ouder most of Moselle Franconian, gmw-cfr Eider rarer byform gmw-cfr Uurer Ourer Siegerland, northern Westerwald Etymology gmw-cfr gmh gmw-pro From a northern gmw-cfr goh *iodar, from gmw-cfr gem-pro *eudarą, a byform of gem-pro *ūdarą. Compare gml jeder, ofs jāder. The variants above are all from the ū-form. The eu-form finds its continuation towards the north (Kleverländisch, Bergisch, Sauerländisch), but Ripuarian seems to be the only High German dialect in which it is found. Pronunciation gmw-cfr /ˈeːdʌ/ Noun gmw-cfr noun n plural Eedere gmw-cfr much of _ Ripuarian especially central and eastern dialects udder