high german

high ger·man

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Definitions of high german words

noun high german the group of West Germanic languages that in a.d. c400–c500 underwent the second consonant shift described by Grimm's Law. Abbreviation: HG. 1
noun high german German (def 4). 1
noun high german the standard German language, historically developed from the form of West Germanic spoken in S Germany 0
noun high german any of the German dialects of S Germany, Austria, or Switzerland 0
noun high german the group of West Germanic dialects spoken in central and S Germany 0
noun high german the official and literary form of the German language, technically called New High German 0

before 1700

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1700-10

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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