limborch

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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The second element is borch (stronghold, fortress). The first element is of disputed origin:

Noun

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limborch ?

  1. Limburg (a duchy)

Inflection

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

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  • Dutch: Limburg
  • Limburgish: Lèmbörg

References

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  • Berkel and Samplonius, "Het Plaatsnamenboek", 1989, Unieboek, Houten
  • Jean-Louis Kupper (2007) Les origines du duché de Limbourg-sur-Vesdre", Revue belge de Philologie et d'Histoire Année 85-3-4 pp.

Further reading

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  • limborch”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000