West Central German

English

Etymology

Calque of German Westmitteldeutsch.

Noun

West Central German (uncountable)

1. one of two major subgroups of the Central German dialects; spoken primarily in the German states of Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, and North Rhine-Westphalia, as well as Luxembourg, easternmost Belgium, and southeasternmost Limburg (Netherlands); characterized by the preservation of pre-Old High German initial *p-.

   Synonym: West Middle German

Translations

Translations

• German: Westmitteldeutsch n
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Adjective

West Central German (not comparable)

1. of or pertaining to the West Central German dialects

   Synonym: West Middle German

Translations

Translations

• German: westmitteldeutsch (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Hypernyms

• Central German
  • High German
    • West Germanic

Hyponyms

• Central Franconian
  • Moselle Franconian
    • Luxembourgish
  • Ripuarian
    • Kölsch, Colognian
• Rhine Franconian
  • Hessian
  • Lorrainian
  • Palatine

Coordinate terms

• East Central German