ALL meanings of high german
high ger·man
H h - 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