Hals

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(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, German-based spelling, widespread in West Limburgish, Central Limburgish, East Limburgish, rare in Southeast Limburgish)

Southeast Limburgish: Haus, Hǫǫs, Hǫe̩s

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos.


Mull

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


O

From earlier ou, from Old Limburgish ouga, from Proto-West Germanic *augā, from Proto-Germanic *augô.


Baart

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Baart m (plural Bäärt, diminutive Bäätsche or Bäärtje)

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

Bäärt (plural)
Bäätsche (diminutive)
Bäärtje (diminutive)

PIE word
 *bʰardʰéh₂
Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *bard, from Proto-Germanic *bardaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰardʰeh₂.


Tant

Tande̩ (plural)
Tänt (plural)
Tan (plural)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *tanþ, from Proto-Germanic *tanþs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts.


Huut

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(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

(Klimmen) saddle leather (strong, specially tanned leather used for tack)

skin (membrane found on the surface of an object, like a sausage)


Bröll

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Bröll (plural Brölls, diminutive Brölltje)

From Middle High German brille, from earlier Middle High German berille (“beryl”), from Latin beryllus (“beryl”).

(Eupen) (pair of) glasses, spectacles (frames bearing two lenses worn in front of the eyes to correct vision)

(Eupen) (pair of) goggles (protective eyewear set in a flexible frame to fit snugly against the face)


Waater

Waater n (plural Waatere, diminutive Wääterke)

From Proto-West Germanic *watar, from Proto-Germanic *watōr, from Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥.


Tiën

From Proto-West Germanic *taihā, from Proto-Germanic *taihwǭ. The modern form was originally a plural which was reanalysed as a singular. Compare Dutch teen, Central Franconian Ziehn.


Uër

From Middle Dutch ôre, from Old Dutch ōra, from Proto-West Germanic *auʀā, from Proto-Germanic *ausô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws.

(anatomy) the ear; the external visible part of the organ, the auricle


Uër

Uëre (plural)
Ürrke (diminutive)
Örrke (diminutive)

From Middle Dutch ure, from Old Dutch *ūra, from Old French houre, from Latin hōra, from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra), from Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥ (“year, season”).

der

clock, watch (instrument used to measure or keep track of time)

(invariable) hours, o'clock (indicates the time within a twelve- or twenty-four-hour period)


Schtärrt

Schtärrte (plural)
Schtärrtje (diminutive)


Schnütts

From Middle High German *snuze, from Old High German *snūz, from Proto-West Germanic *snūt, from Proto-Germanic *snūtaz.


Léëver

From Proto-West Germanic *libru, from Proto-Germanic *librō.


Kné

From Middle Limburgish knē, knei, from Old Limburgish *kneo, from Proto-West Germanic *kneu, from Proto-Germanic *knewą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu.


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


äöf

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


Me̩luun

Borrowed from Dutch meloen, from Middle Dutch melone, from Middle French melon, from Old French melon, from Late Latin mēlō, shortening of mēlopepō, from Koine Greek μηλοπέπων (mēlopépōn).


Prum

From Old Limburgish *prūma, from Vulgar Latin *prūma, from Latin prūnum, from Ancient Greek προῦμνον (proûmnon).


Rök

Röge̩ (plural)
Rökske̩ (diminutive)
Röge̩lke̩ (diminutive)

From Middle Limburgish rügge ~ rögge, from Old Limburgish *hruggi, from Proto-West Germanic *hrugi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz.


Hie̩re̩

(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast Limburgish)

From Proto-West Germanic *hirʀnī, from Proto-Germanic *hirzniją.


Väl

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


C͜he̩bit

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(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, widespread)

C͜he̩bite̩ (plural)
C͜he̩bitsche̩ (diminutive)

From c͜he̩- + biite̩. Compare Dutch gebit, German Gebiss.


Mele̩k

(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, East Limburgish, Southeast Limburgish)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *meluk, from Proto-Germanic *meluks.

inh+

(uncountable, Heerlerbaan, Kaumer, Nieuwenhagen) milt


Mele̩ktant

Mele̩ktande̩ (plural)
Mele̩ktänt (plural)

Compound of Mele̩k + Tant. Compare English milk tooth, German Milchzahn, Dutch melktand.

(widespread in East Limburgish, Southeast Limburgish, less common in Central Limburgish) milk tooth (tooth of the first set of teeth)

widespread in East Limburgish; Southeast Limburgish; widespread in East Limburgish; Southeast Limburgish


Schniitant

Schniitande̩ (plural)
Schniitänt (plural)

From schniije̩ (“to cut”) + Tant (“tooth”). Compare Dutch snijtand, German Schneidezahn.


Hooktant

From hook (“corner”) + Tant (“tooth”). Compare Dutch hoektand.


Baktant

From Bak (“cheek”) + Tant (“tooth”). Compare German Backenzahn, Dutch baktand (dialectal).

(widespread in Central Limburgish, East Limburgish, East Limburgish-Ripuarian, rare in West Limburgish) molar (tooth)

widespread in Central Limburgish; East Limburgish-Ripuarian; widespread in Central Limburgish; East Limburgish-Ripuarian


Plemp

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(German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

Unknown. Various proposed etymologies exist:
# Of substrate origin. Supported by the fact no obvious/clear cognates exist in other Germanic languages (except for westernmost Ripuarian Plimp, Plemp, which very well may be a borrowing from Limburgish or of the same substrate origin as proposed).
# Back-formation from Plemper (which was analysed as a plural form), from Wemper (“eyelash”) (cf. German Wimper and Dutch wimper) with l-epenthesis and p-anticipation, from a compound of a first element thought to have been derived from Ancient Greek ἴονθος (íonthos, “downy hair”) and a second element that is a reduced form of Brau, Brou (“brow”).
# From Flemp (note that pl- to fl- and vice versa is not an uncommon sound-shift in Limburgish), from earlier vlimme (“fishbone, prickle of an ear of grain”), from Middle Dutch vimme, an alternative form of vinne (“fin”), from Proto-West Germanic *finnā, from Proto-Germanic *finnǭ, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyh₂- (“pointy”). It is also possible that Flemp comes from this term instead.
# From plempe (“to blink”). Debrabandere compares it with dialectal pempelen (“to blink”) and Brabantian Dutch plinken (“to wink”). It is also possible that the verb is derived from the noun and not the other way round.


Vuus

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Vuus f (plural Vüss or Vüüste, diminuitive Vüsske)

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

From Vuust, from Proto-West Germanic *fūsti, of uncertain origin.

(Rekem, agriculture) device used to create fallow


Vlügel

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

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

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *flugilaz.