Neuter

Eingeweide

guts, internal organs, entrails

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaɪ̯nɡəvaɪ̯də/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German ingeweide, from earlier geweide, a word restricted to High German. Predominantly attributed to hunter’s jargon as a derivation from Weide (“food, pasture”), as some of the guts are thrown to the dogs. Alternatively related to Weide (“willow”), then in the sense of “something wound up, convoluted”; compare Latin viscera (“entrails”).

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