Ue̩rschprongk

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• oeërsjprónk (Veldeke spelling)
• Ue̩rschprong, Uurschprongk
• Ue̩rsprong, Ue̩rsprongk, Uursprong, Uurspronk (Northeast of the Panningen-line)
  • oersprunk (Maastrichtian)

Etymology

From Middle Limburgish ursprunc. Analyzable as ue̩r- (“original”) +‎ Schprongk (“jump”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuə̯ʁ.ʃpʁoŋk/, [-ʊŋk]

Noun

Ue̩rschprongk m (plural Ue̩rschpröng) (Rheinische Dokumenta spelling, Southeast of the Panningen-line)

1. origin; point, place or line whence one originates
2. source, spring
3. (mathematics) origin