Aug

From Middle High German ouge, from Old High German ouga, from Proto-West Germanic *augā, from Proto-Germanic *augô. Cognates include Alemannic German Aug, Yiddish אויג (oyg), German Auge, Dutch oog, English eye, Icelandic auga, Swedish öga, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐍉 (augō).


Boa

head

Boa n (plural Boana, diminutive Boanl or Boanerl)

Boana (plural)
Boanl (diminutive)
Boanerl (diminutive)

From Middle High German bein, from Old High German bein, from Proto-West Germanic *bain, from Proto-Germanic *bainą. Compare German Bein and Gebeine, Dutch been, English bone, Danish ben.


Hirn

Hirn n (plural Hirn, diminutive Hirnderl)

From Middle High German hirne, hërne, from Old High German hirni (“brain”), from Proto-West Germanic *hirʀnī, from Proto-Germanic *hirzniją (“brain”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂s- (“head”); see there for the cognates.


Dam

Dam m (plural Dam or Damer, diminutive Damerl)

Dam (plural)
Damer (plural)
Damerl (diminutive)

From Middle High German dūme, from Old High German dūmo, from Proto-West Germanic *þūmō, from Proto-Germanic *þūmô from Proto-Indo-European *tūm- (“to grow”).


Fuaß

Fuaß m (plural Fiaß, diminutive Fuaßerl)

From Middle High German vuoz, from Old High German fuoz, from Proto-West Germanic *fōt, from Proto-Germanic *fōts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. Cognates include German Fuß, Gottscheerish vúəs, Yiddish פֿוס (fus), Dutch voet, Old Norse fótr, Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐍃 (fōtus).


Lung

Lung f (plural Lungan, diminutive Lungerl)

From Middle High German lunge, from Old High German lunga, from Proto-Germanic *lungô (literally “the light organ”), from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ- (“light, agile, nimble”).


Hoar

From Middle High German and Old High German hār, from Proto-West Germanic *hār, from Proto-Germanic *hērą, from Proto-Indo-European *keres- (“rough hair, bristle”).

(East Central Bavarian, Vienna, anatomy) hair


Baa

head

Baa n (plural Bana or Baner, diminutive Banl or Banerl)

tlb

(East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)

Bana (plural)
Baner (plural)
Banl (diminutive)
Banerl (diminutive)


Happl

(chiefly East Central Bavarian, Austria, Vienna)

Diminutive of Haupt, from Middle High German houpt, from Old High German houbit, from Proto-Germanic *haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European *kaput-. Compare German Haupt, Dutch hoofd, Saterland Frisian Hööft, English head, Crimean Gothic hoef.


Schedl

From Middle High German schedel (“skull”). Cognate with German Schädel.


Ruckn

From Middle High German ruck, rucke, rugge, from Old High German rucki, hruggi, ruggi, from Proto-West Germanic *hrugi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz.


Wadl

From Middle High German wade, from Old High German wado, from Proto-Germanic *waþwô (“curve; muscle; calf of the leg”), from Proto-Indo-European *wat- (“curved”). Compare German Wade.


Knia

From Middle High German kniu, from Old High German kneo, from Proto-West Germanic *kneu, from Proto-Germanic *knewą (compare Low German Knee, Dutch knie, English knee, Danish knæ, Swedish knä), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵnéwo-, a thematic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.


Gretzn

From Early New High German kretz. Derived from Middle High German kratzen.


Bappn

Unclear. Possibly from Italian pappa (“pap, mush”), from Latin pappa (“food for children”). Possibly related to Middle Low German pappe, English pap, Dutch pap, German Pappe (“pap, porridge; wheatpaste; cardboard”), Old French papa/pape, Bulgarian папам (papam, “to eat”) and Serbo-Croatian папати/papati (“to eat”), among others. See also Bapperl.

cog

I håmma mei Bappn verbrennt.

Hoid de Bappn!


Grätzn

From Early New High German kretz. Compare German Krätze.


Haxn

head

Haxn m (plural Haxn, diminutive Haxl or Haxerl)

Haxn (plural)
Haxl (diminutive)
Haxerl (diminutive)

From Middle High German hahsen, from Old High German hāhsna, hāhsina (“tendon of a foot or heel, hamstring”), from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄hasinu, from Proto-Germanic *hanhasinwō. Compare German Haxe, Hachse, Dutch haas and English huxen, huxon, huckson.


Hånd

Hånd f (plural Händ, diminutive Handerl)

From Middle High German hant, from Old High German hant, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz.


Kreiz

Kreiz n (plural Kreiz, diminutive Kreizl or Kreizerl)

Kreiz (plural)
Kreizl (diminutive)
Kreizerl (diminutive)

From Middle High German kriuze, from Old High German kruzi, from Latin crux (gen. crucis). Cognates include German Kreuz, Dutch kruis, Proto-Celtic *krukā (whence English cross via Old Norse kross via Old Irish cros), Albanian kryq, Finnish ruksi.

(anatomy) lumbar region of the back, small of the back


Nåsn

From Middle High German nase, from Old High German nasa, from Proto-West Germanic *nasu, from Proto-Germanic *nasō, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s.


Zåhn

Zåhn m (plural Zähnt, diminutive Zahnderl)

From Middle High German zan, zant, from Old High German zan, zand, from Proto-West Germanic *tanþ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs. Cognates include German Zahn, Yiddish צאָן (tson), Dutch tand, Old Norse tǫnn, Welsh dant, Latin dēns, Lithuanian dantìs.


Ferschn

Ferschn f (plural Ferschn, diminutive Ferscherl)

From Middle High German versen, versene, verse, from Old High German fersana, fersna, from Proto-Germanic *fersnō (“heel”), from Proto-Indo-European *tpḗrsneh₂. Cognates include German Ferse, Dutch verzen, vaars, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌶𐌽𐌰 (fairzna).


Mågn

From Middle High German mage, from Old High German mago, from Proto-West Germanic *magō (“stomach”), from Proto-Germanic *magô, from Proto-Indo-European *mak-, *maks- (“bag, bellows, belly”). Cognates include German Magen, Yiddish מאָגן (mogn), Dutch maag, English maw, Old Norse magi.


Någl

From Middle High German nagel, from Old High German nagal, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl, from Proto-Germanic *naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs (“nail”).

(anatomy) nail, the horny plate on fingers and toes of humans and certain animals which mostly consists of keratin.


Bsteck

/ˈb̥ʃd̥e̞ɡ̥/

17th century, from bsteckn, from Middle High German bestecken, from Old High German bistecken.


narrischs Baa

/ˈnɑriʃsˌb̥ɑː/


Öön

From Middle High German elle, backformation from earlier el(e)n, ellen, from Old High German elina, from Proto-West Germanic *alinu, from Proto-Germanic *alinō, from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l-én-eh₂, from *Heh₃l- (“to bow, elbow”).


Ööbogn

/ˈœːˌb̥o̞ːŋ/

From Middle High German elenboge, from Old High German elinbogo, from Proto-Germanic *alinabugô. Equivalent to Öön + Bogen.


Öönbogn

/ˈœːnˌb̥o̞ːŋ/


Ellabogn

/ˈe̞lɐˌb̥o̞ːŋ/

From Middle High German elenboge, from Old High German elinbogo, from Proto-Germanic *alinabugô. Equivalent to Ella + Bogen.


Schuiter

From Middle High German schulter, schulder, from Old High German scultera, scultra, originally *skuldera, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldru (“shoulder”).


Hois

From Middle High German hals, from Old High German hals, from Proto-West Germanic *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos.


Bånd

head

Bånd n (plural Bänder, diminutive Bandl or Banderl)

Bänder (plural)
Bandl (diminutive)
Banderl (diminutive)

From Middle High German bant, from Old High German bant, from Proto-Germanic *bandą, *bandiz (“band, fetter”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie, bind”).


Gweb

From Old High German giweb, giwebbi, verbal noun from giweban, terminative verb form of weban (“to weave”), from Proto-West Germanic *weban (“to weave”), from Proto-Germanic *webaną (“to weave”), from Proto-Indo-European *webʰ- (“to weave”).