English
Limburgish
From Limburg + -ish.
A compound of Limburg + -ish
Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- ‘to be elevated, up high’
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Old Dutch burg ‘fortress, castle’
Middle Dutch borch ‘stronghold, fortress’
Middle Dutch Limborch
Dutch Limburg
English Limburg
Today it means
name A Germanic language or dialect continuum spoken near the common border between the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Limburgish