Polabish

noun

Po·​la·​bish

pōˈläbish

plural -es

: polabian

Word History

Etymology

German polabisch, from polabisch, adjective, being Polabian, from polab- Polabian (of Slavic origin; akin to Polish po on and to Polish Łaba Elbe) + -isch -ish (from Old High German -isc)

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