LL-L "Etymology" 2003.03.23 (07) [E]

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From: Roger Thijs, Euro-Support, Inc. <roger.thijs at euro-support.be>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2003.03.23 (01) [E/LS/German]

> From: Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann <Friedrich-Wilhelm.Neumann at epost.de>
> Subject: Etymology
> My question to all of You, in special to our Dutch and Flemish neighbours:
> are there any words in Your dialects where we can find  the *-nedder-* in?
> I didn't find anything nearby that in English.

Here are some paires of "opposed" geographically adjacent municipalities:

In the North of Belgian Limburg

Overpelt - Neerpelt
Opoeteren - Neeroeteren
Opglabbeek - Neerglabbeek

In the South of Belgian Limburg

Opkanne - Neerkanne
Overrepen - Neerrepen
Opheers - Batsheers
(just on the language border: "bats" comes from the French "bas", in
Limburgish though "bats" signifies "buttock", or "bil" in Dutch)

In Brabant

Opheylissem - Neerheylissem
Opvelp - Neervelp
Overijse - Neerijse

Regards,
Roger

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