beer

From Middle Low German bêr, from Old Saxon bior, from Proto-West Germanic *beuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *beuzą.


beer

From Middle Dutch bere, from Old Dutch bēro, from Proto-West Germanic *bair.


beer

From Middle High German ber, from Old High German beri. Alternatively from Middle Dutch bere, from Old Dutch *beri. Both ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *baʀi, from Proto-Germanic *bazją, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-.


deer

From Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch dier, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą.


ei

From Middle Dutch ei, from Old Dutch *ei, from Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.


berg

(geography) mountain, hill (refers to any elevated terrain)


Box

Derived from or related to Middle Low German buxe. Compare Luxembourgish Box and Central Franconian Botz.


Mull

From Middle Dutch mule, from Old Dutch *mūla, from Proto-Germanic *mūlō.


Minn

From earlier *müne, from Proto-West Germanic *muniwu. Compare Luxembourgish Minn (etymology 3), English minnow, German Möhne, Münne, Dutch meun.

Leuciscus cephalus
Leuciscus cephalus#Translingual

Squalius cephalus
Squalius cephalus#Translingual

European chub (Leuciscus cephalus, now Squalius cephalus)


bie

From Middle Dutch bië, from Old Dutch *bīa, from Proto-Germanic *bijō.


Vieh

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *péḱu.

inh+

(uncountable, collective, broadly) livestock; farm animals (animals kept for their milk, meat, skin, etc.)

(uncountable, collective, strictly) cattle


baer

From Middle Dutch bēre, from Old Dutch *bero, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô.

A bear, any member of the family Ursidae

(obsolete) dog (animal), though still used for a masculine dog


slivveniersbieske

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slivveniersbieske n (plural slivveniersbieskes)

Compound of Slivvenier + -s- + bieske, literally our “dear Lord's little animal”.


hóndj

From Middle Dutch hont, Old Dutch hunt, from Proto-West Germanic *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwn̥tós, which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ.


Ku

cow (female bovine animal at or near adulthood)


moes

From Middle Dutch muus, from Old Dutch *mūs, from Proto-West Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs.


Aap

Aap m (plural Aape, diminutive Ääpke or Äppke)

tlb

(German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Eupen spelling)

Aape (plural)
Ääpke (diminutive)
Äppke (diminutive)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *apō, from Proto-Germanic *apô.


Äsch

(German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

From earlier asche, with regular umlaut before -sch-, from Middle Dutch asche, from Old Dutch *aska, from Proto-West Germanic *askā, from Proto-Germanic *askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-.

Thymallus thymallus
Thymallus thymallus#Translingual


Muus

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Muus f (plural Müüs, diminutive Müsske or Müüske)

Müüs (plural)
Müsske (diminutive)
Müüske (diminutive)

From Proto-West Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Germanic *mūs, from Proto-Indo-European *múh₂s.

moes

widespread variant, Dutch-based spelling

(same dialects) mouse (computer input device)


Vugel

Vugel m (plural Vügel, diminutive Vügelke)

/ˈvuə̯˨.ɣəl/

[ˈvuɐ̯˨.ɣəl]

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fugl, from Proto-Germanic *fuglaz.

Vujel

East Limburgish-Ripuarian, various dialects

(strictly) drake, gander (male goose/duck)

wooden target in shooting competitions, in the shape of a bird


Mösch

Passer domesticus
Passer domesticus#Translingual

(ornithology, technical) house sparrow (Passer domesticus)


Ohs

From Proto-West Germanic *ohsō, from Proto-Germanic *uhsô, from Proto-Indo-European *uksḗn.

(strictly) ox (castrated bull; castrated male bovine animal)


Sallem

From Old Limburgish salmo, from Latin salmō.


Pöll

Likely from Latin pulli, pulla, plural of pullus. Cognate with Luxembourgish Pëll (“young hen”), Dutch pul (“young duck”), and Central Franconian Pöll (see this etymology for more).


Lamp

tlb

(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, various dialects)

Lame̩r (plural)
Läme̩r (plural)
Lämke̩ (diminutive)
Lämpke̩ (diminutive)

From Proto-West Germanic *lamb, from Proto-Germanic *lambaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁l̥h₁onbʰos.

Lam

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, newer realisation

Lǫmp

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, other variant

(metonymically) The meat produce of a lamb; a dish prepared from lamb's meat


Lamp

(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, widespread)

From Old French lampe, from Latin lampas (“lamp; torch; lantern”), from Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “torch; lamp”), from λάμπω (lámpō, “shine”)

der

lamp, light (piece of furniture, or fixture mounted on a wall or ceiling, holding one or more electric light sockets)


Sou

From Proto-West Germanic *sū, from Proto-Germanic *sūz.

(figurative) a dislikable or unethical person


Baars

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Baars m (plural Baarse or Bäärs or Beers, diminutive Bäärske or Beerske)

Baarse (plural)
Bäärs (plural)
Beers (plural)
Bäärske (diminutive)
Beerske (diminutive)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *bars, from Proto-Germanic *barsaz.

inh+

Baasch

Southern East-Limburgish, East Limburgish-Ripuarian, Süchteln


Schlang

Schlange (plural)
Schlängeltje (diminutive)

snake, squamate of the suborder Serpentes


aomezeik

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aomezeik f (masculine merezeik, neuter aomezeiksel)

merezeik (masculine)
aomezeiksel (neuter)

From Middle High German āmeize, from Old High German āmeiza, from Proto-West Germanic *āmaitijā.

(zoology, widespread, specifically in Central Limburgish, East Limburgish, Southeast Limburgish) ant

widespread; Southeast Limburgish; widespread; Southeast Limburgish


Bé

From earlier bei, from Middle High German bīe, from Old High German bīa, from Proto-Germanic *bijō.


Huut

tlb

(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Eupen spelling)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hūdi, from Proto-Germanic *hūdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéwHtis.

inh+

skin, hide of a person or animal
(Kerkhoven) foreskin

skin, hide of a person or animal
foreskin


Haunt

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Haunt m (plural Häunt, diminutive Hönntje)

From Middle Dutch haunt, from Old Dutch *hund, from Proto-West Germanic *hund, from Proto-Germanic *hundaz. Compare German Hund, English hound, Dutch hond.

hónjdj

hóndj (Central Limburgish, East Limburgish, Southeast Limburgish)

(Eupen, derogatory) bitch (used for draft animals)


Béër

From Middle Dutch bere, from Old Dutch bēro, from Proto-West Germanic *bair.


Béër

From Middle Dutch bēre, from Old Dutch *bero, from Proto-West Germanic *berō, from Proto-Germanic *berô.

(Eupen) A bear, any member of the family Ursidae


Déër

Déër n (plural Déëre, diminutive Dérreke)

From Middle Low German dēr, from Old Saxon dior, from Proto-West Germanic *deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsom.

(Eupen) A person who has a quality thought of as animalistic, such as ferocity, strength, hairiness, etc.


Droon

From Middle Low German drône or from Middle Dutch drone, from Old Saxon drān, from Proto-West Germanic *drānu, from Proto-Germanic *drēnuz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrēn-.


Éï

From Proto-West Germanic *aij, from Proto-Germanic *ajją, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ōwyóm.


Pappegaï

From Old French papegai, from Old Spanish papagayo, from Byzantine Greek παπαγάς (papagás), from Arabic بَبَّغَاء (babbaḡāʔ). Further origin unknown, perhaps from an African language or imitative.

onomatopoeic

imitative

(Eupen) parrot, member of the order Psittaciformes, especially of the families Psittacidae and Psittaculidae


Schoëp

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Schoëp n (plural Schoëp, diminutive Schöppke)

From earlier *schāp, from Middle Dutch schâep, from Old Dutch scap, from from Proto-West Germanic *skāp, from Proto-Germanic *skēpą. Further etymology unknown, see sheep for more.


Möëlepärrtje

/ˈmœə̯.ləˌpɛʁ.t͡ʃə/

Compound of Möële (“mill”) + Pärrtje (“little horse”).


Libäll

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Libäll f (plural Libälle, diminutive Libällke)

From New Latin lībellula, coined by Carl von Linné after lībella (“carpenter's level”), because of the insect's ability to stay level when hovering. Doublet of Nivoo.

(Eupen) dragonfly, insect of the infraorder Anisoptera


Wéërvräüsch

/ˈʋeə̯ʁˌvʁɔʏ̯ʃ/

Compound of Wéër (“weather”) + Vräüsch (“frog”). Compare German Wetterfrosch, Central Franconian Wedderfrösch.

com+

A frog kept in a jar with a small ladder; when the frog climbed up the ladder, this was seen as an indication of warmer weather in the following days.


Schtärrt

Schtärrte (plural)
Schtärrtje (diminutive)


Schwaïn

From Proto-West Germanic *swīn, from Proto-Germanic *swīną. Likely influenced by either Central Franconian or German, as the expected native form would be schwīn.

(often construed with haane) luck, good fortune


Péërt

From Old Limburgish *perit, from Late Latin paraverēdus.


Raïnt

From Proto-West Germanic *hrinþ, from Proto-Germanic *hrinþaz.

(countable) cow; bull; ox; head of cattle (any bovine animal)


Mökk

From Proto-West Germanic *muggju, from Proto-Germanic *mugjō.

(biology) insect of the order Nematocera, that is a mosquito, crane fly, gnat, or midge


Lakks

From Old Limburgish *lahs, influenced by German Lachs, from Old Dutch *lahs, from Proto-West Germanic *lahs, from Proto-Germanic *lahsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *laḱs-.


Krokkedill

Krokkedille (plural)
Krokkedilleke (diminutive)

From Middle Limburgish crocedil, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος (krokódeilos).


Kniin

From Middle Limburgish konīn, from Old French connin, northern variant of connil, from Latin cunīculus.


Küsch

Küsche (plural)
Küschke (diminutive)
Küschel (diminutive)

Of imitative origins, possibly through French coche. See küsch for more.

onom

imitative origins

Eupen and German-based spelling of küsch


Küschvärreke

Compound of Küsch (“pig”) + Värreke (“pig”).


Schruuthaan

Schruuthaane (plural)
Schruuthänn (feminine)
Schruuthoon (neuter)

From Schruut (“turkey-hen”) + Haan (“rooster”). The first element is likely imitative of the turkey’s call to its young.

onomatopoeic

imitative


Schtats

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(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, widespread south-east of the Panningen-line)

Schtatse̩ (plural)
Schtätske (diminutive)

From Old Limburgish sterz, Proto-Germanic *stertaz.

Schtärt

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, less common forms

tailpiece, part at the end of something.


äöf

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äöf m or f or n (plural äöve, diminutive äöfke)

Borrowed from French œuf (“egg”). Doublet of ei (“egg”).


Schläk

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(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast of the Panningen-line)

From Proto-Germanic *slikkō. Compare Dutch slak, Luxembourgish Schleek, and German Low German Slacke, Slack.

sjlak

Schlak (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, less common form)

slek

Släk, Slak (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Northwest of the Panningen-line)


Väl

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *fell, from Proto-Germanic *fellą, from Proto-Indo-European *pél-no- (“skin, animal hide”).


Brässem

From Frankish *brahsima, from Proto-Germanic *brahsmô.

Abramis brama
Abramis brama#Translingual


Toum

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *taum, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz. Doublet of Team, Tiem.


Wouv

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Wouv m (plural Wouve or Wöuv, diminutive Wöuvke)

Wouve (plural)
Wöuv (plural)
Wöuvke (diminutive)

From L-vocalisation of Wolv/Wolf, from Proto-West Germanic *wulf, from Proto-Germanic *wulfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.

Wouf

Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Eupen spelling, alternative German-based spelling


Karakoll

Karakoll f (plural Karakolle, diminutive Karaköllke)

Karakolle (plural)
Karaköllke (diminutive)

Borrowed from Walloon caracole, from Spanish caracol. Compare Central Franconian Krakoll and West Flemish kreukel.


Schnavel

Schnavel m (plural Schnavele or Schnävel, diminutive Schnavelke or Schnävelke)

Schnavele (plural)
Schnävel (plural)
Schnavelke (diminutive)
Schnävelke (diminutive)

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *snabulaz. Doublet of Schnabel.


Vlügel

Vlügel m (plural Vlügel or Vlügele or Vlügels, diminutive Vlügelke)

Vlügel (plural)
Vlügele (plural)
Vlügels (plural)
Vlügelke (diminutive)

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *flugilaz.