Complex sentence: It is common to consider the Limburgish varieties as belonging to the Low Franconian languages; in the past, however, all these Limburgish dialects were sometimes seen as West Central German, part of High German.
Split into simpler sentences: It is common to consider the Limburgish varieties as belonging to the Low Franconian languages. In the past, however, all these Limburgish dialects were sometimes seen as West Central German, part of High German.