Where does “Limbabwe” come from?

Limbabwe (Dutch) comes from Dutch Limburg, from Middle Dutch Limborch.

Limbabwe (Dutch): Limburg

Definitions

  1. Limburg

Ancestry of “Limbabwe”, step by step

Limbabwe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Limburg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchLimburg—
2Middle DutchLimborch—

via Dutch Zimbabwe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchZimbabwe—
2Shonadzimba-dze-mabwehouse of stones
Every word from Middle Dutch Limborch →Every word from Dutch Limburg →