hand

From Middle Dutch and Old Dutch hant, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz.

handj (alternative)
hank (alternative)
haand (alternative uncommon variant)
Haïnt (alternative)


bal

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bal m (plural balle or bel, diminutive belke or belsje)

balle (plural)
bel (plural)
belke (diminutive)
belsje (diminutive)
bol (alternative)
ból (alternative)
baol (alternative)
baal (alternative)
Ball (alternative)
Balle (alternative)

From Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.

(most dialects, anatomy) ball (of the hand or foot)


Adverb

Adverbe (plural)
adverb (alternative)
Attvärrep (alternative)


Ball

Ball m (plural Bäll, diminutive Bälltje)

Bäll (plural)
Bälltje (diminutive)
bal (alternative)
Balle (alternative)

From Middle Dutch bal, from Old Dutch *bal, from Frankish *ball, from Proto-West Germanic *ballu, from Proto-Germanic *balluz.


O

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


Si

From Proto-West Germanic *sīdā, from Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ.

(geometry, and in general) side (a bounding straight edge of a two-dimensional shape)

(geometry) face, side, surface of any three-dimensional object


mojertaal

Modderschproëk (alternative)
Moddersprooek (alternative)
moojertaol (alternative Maastrichtian)
moojerstaol (alternative Maastrichtian)
moojerspraok (alternative Maastrichtian)
modertaal (alternative)
modersjpraok (alternative)
modesjtaal (alternative)
modersjtaal (alternative)
móddertaal (alternative)


biewaord

beiwoad (alternative)
bijwoad (alternative)
adverb (alternative dialectal especially)
Adverb (alternative dialectal especially)
Attvärrep (alternative)


Leed

Leeder (plural)
leed (alternative)
Ledd (alternative)
Gleed (alternative)
Gledd (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *liþu, from Proto-Germanic *liþuz.


Hit

Hits (plural)
hit (alternative)
Hétt (alternative)

Borrowed from German Hit, from English hit.

(german-based spelling, computing, Internet) hit


Tied

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Tied f (plural Tiee or Tijje, diminutive Tiedsche)

Tiee (plural)
Tijje (plural)
Tiedsche (diminutive)
tied (alternative)
Tiit (alternative)
Tiet (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *tīdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₂itis.


Tong

Tong f (plural Tonge, diminutive Töngke or Töngske or Tönkske or Töngeltje)

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

Tonge (plural)
Töngke (diminutive)
Töngske (diminutive)
Tönkske (diminutive)
Töngeltje (diminutive)
tóng (alternative)
tong (alternative)
Tǫng (alternative)

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *tungā, from Proto-Germanic *tungǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *dn̥ǵʰwéh₂s (“tongue”).


Haïnt

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Haïnt f (plural Haïnt, diminutive Hänntje)

Haïnt (plural)
Hänntje (diminutive)
hand (alternative common variant)
handj (alternative)
hank (alternative)
haand (alternative uncommon variant)

From Middle Dutch and Old Dutch hant, from Proto-West Germanic *handu, from Proto-Germanic *handuz. With common diphthongization of -a- to -ai- found in Eupen.


Kommparatiif

Kommparatiive (plural)
mieëvórm (alternative)

Borrowed from Latin (gradus) comparātīvus (literally “comparative degree”).


Modderschproëk

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Modderschproëk f (plural Modderschproëke)

Modderschproëke (plural)
mojertaal (alternative)

/ˈmo.dəʁˌʃpʁɔə̯k/

Compound of Modder (“mother”) + Schproëk (“language”). Possibly a loan translation of Latin lingua materna.

com+

(Eupen, linguistics) ancestor language (language from which another is derived)


Suppstantiif

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Suppstantiif n or m (plural Suppstantiive)

Suppstantiive (plural)
naomswaord (alternative)


pläkke

pläkke (third-person singular present pläkkt, preterite pläggde, past participle gepläkkt)

pläkkt (present singular third-person)
pläggde (preterite)
gepläkkt (participle past)
plekke (alternative)

From earlier *placken, further etymology unknown. Germanic cognates are only found in Dutch plakken and Middle Low German placken. Possibly related to French plaquer, see there for more.

(Eupen, transitive, computing) to paste (insert an item previously saved to memory)


schéële

li-verb-eup

schéële (third-person singular present schéëlt, preterite schéëlde, past participle geschéëlt, auxiliary verb haane)

schéëlt (present singular third-person)
schéëlde (preterite)
geschéëlt (participle past)
haane (auxiliary)
schéële (infinitive)
geschéëlt (participle)
haane (auxiliary)
schéël (first-person indicative present singular)
schéëlde (first-person indicative past singular)
schéëls (indicative present second-person singular)
schéëldes (indicative past second-person singular)
schéël (imperative second-person singular)
schéëlt (indicative present singular third-person)
schéëlde (indicative past singular third-person)
schéële (first-person indicative plural present)
schéëlde (first-person indicative past plural)
schéëlt (indicative plural present second-person)
schéëlde (indicative past plural second-person)
schéëlt (imperative plural second-person)
schéële (indicative plural present third-person)
schéëlde (indicative past plural third-person)
sjaele (alternative)

From Proto-Germanic *skilgijaną (“to squint”), from Proto-Germanic *skelhaz (“slanted; sloping; squinting”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel-. The second sense was likely influenced by German.


Vaam

Vääm (plural)
Vämmke (diminutive)
Faam (alternative)
vaam (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *faþm, from Proto-Germanic *faþmaz. Doublet of Faam (“fathom”).


Värrep

Värrebe (plural)
wèrkwaord (alternative)

Borrowed from Latin verbum (“word”). Doublet of Woërt.


Ärrem

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Ärrem m (plural Ärrem, diminutive Ärremke)

rom Proto-West Germanic *arm, from Proto-Germanic *armaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ermos, *h₂ŕ̥mos. The development -a- → -ę- is regular before -r- + a non-dental consonant.


Vännster

From Proto-West Germanic *fenestr, from Latin fenestra.


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


Schiif

Schiif f (plural Schiive, diminutive Schiffke)

From Proto-West Germanic *skībā, from Proto-Germanic *skībǭ.


Oër

From Old Limburgish ādra, from Proto-West Germanic *ādrā, from Proto-Germanic *ēþrǭ, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éh₁t-r̥ ~ *h₁h₁t-éns (“lung, internal organ”).


Naagel

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Naagel m (plural Néëgel, diminutive Néëgeltje)

From Middle Limburgish nagel, from Old Limburgish nagal, from Proto-West Germanic *nagl, from Proto-Germanic *naglaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃nṓgʰs.

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


Liif

Liif n (plural Liiver, diminutive Liffke)

From Middle Limburgish līf, from Proto-West Germanic *līb, from Proto-Germanic *lībą.


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.


äsétte

li-verb-eup

äsétte (third-person singular present sétt ä, past participle ägesatt, auxiliary verb haane)

sétt ä (present singular third-person)
ägesatt (participle past)
haane (auxiliary)
äsétte (infinitive)
ägesatt (participle)
haane (auxiliary)
sétt ä (first-person indicative present singular)
satt ä (first-person indicative past singular)
sätt ä (conditional first-person singular)
sétts ä (indicative present second-person singular)
satts ä (indicative past second-person singular)
sätts ä (conditional second-person singular)
sétt ä (imperative second-person singular)
sétt ä (indicative present singular third-person)
satt ä (indicative past singular third-person)
sätt ä (conditional singular third-person)
sétten ä (first-person indicative plural present)
satten ä (first-person indicative past plural)
sätten ä (conditional first-person plural)
sétt ä (indicative plural present second-person)
satt ä (indicative past plural second-person)
sätt ä (conditional plural second-person)
sétt ä (imperative plural second-person)
sétten ä (indicative plural present third-person)
satten ä (indicative past plural third-person)
sätten ä (conditional plural third-person)

ä- + sétte. Compare English inset and German einsetzen.


Ue̩rschprongk

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

Ue̩rschpröng (plural)
oeërsjprónk (alternative)
Ue̩rschprong (alternative)
Uurschprongk (alternative)
Ue̩rsprong (alternative)
Ue̩rsprongk (alternative)
Uursprong (alternative)
Uurspronk (alternative)

/ˈuə̯ʁ.ʃpʁoŋk/

From Middle Limburgish ursprunc. Analyzable as ue̩r- (“original”) + Schprongk (“jump”).


Schtar

li-noun-RD

Schtar m (plural Schtare̩, diminutive Schtäre̩ke̩)

Schtare̩ (plural)
Schtäre̩ke̩ (diminutive)
sjtar (alternative)
Schtär (alternative)
Schtärn (alternative)
Schtäär (alternative)
Star (alternative)
Staar (alternative)
Stär (alternative)

From Proto-West Germanic *sterrō, variant of *sternō, from Proto-Germanic *sternô, *sternǭ (“star”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂stḗr (“star”).
Cognates
Cognate with English star, Dutch ster, German Stern, Central Franconian Stään, Luxembourgish Stär, Yiddish שטערן (shtern).

(geometry, heraldry) a star, a mullet, or anything that resembles such an object


Rök

Rök m (plural Röge̩, diminutive Rökske̩ or Röge̩lke̩)

Röge̩ (plural)
Rökske̩ (diminutive)
Röge̩lke̩ (diminutive)
rögk (alternative)
Rökk (alternative)

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


C͜he̩bit

C͜he̩bit n (plural C͜he̩bite̩, diminutive C͜he̩bitsche̩)

tlb

(Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, widespread)

C͜he̩bite̩ (plural)
C͜he̩bitsche̩ (diminutive)
gebit (alternative)
C͜he̩beet (alternative)
C͜he̩bet (alternative)
C͜he̩bie̩t (alternative)
Gebétt (alternative)

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


Auv

Alve (plural)
Älvke (diminutive)
auf (alternative)
Auf (alternative)
Alf (alternative)
Alv (alternative)

PIE word
 *albʰós
Regular L-vocalisation of Alf, Alv, from Proto-West Germanic *albi, from Proto-Germanic *albiz.

(Germanic mythology) elf, often a malicious one

(Germanic folklore) creature that sits on one's chest while one sleeps


Auvermännke

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Auvermännke n (plural Auvermännker or Auvermännkes)

Auvermännker (plural)
Auvermännkes (plural)
auvermenke (alternative)
Auve̩rmänke̩ (alternative)

From Auv (“elf”) + -er- (linking element) + Männke (“little man”).