English

Proper noun

Old Low Franconian

1. The West Germanic language that is the ancestor of modern Dutch and its varieties.
2. The above, including also the ancestors of the languages of the eastern Netherlands (Limburgish) and the Low Franconian varieties spoken in Germany. (In this view, the ancestor of Dutch is considered to be Old West Low Franconian)

Synonyms

• (ancestor of Dutch): Old Dutch

Derived terms

• Old East Low Franconian
• Old West Low Franconian

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