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-.


berg

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


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


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

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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.


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)


Ohs

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

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


Lamp

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(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


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

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


Schoëp

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.


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)


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”).


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