Old High German - Wikipedia
WEBOld High German (OHG; German: Althochdeutsch (Ahdt., Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from around 500/750 to 1050. Rather than representing a single supra-regional form of German, Old High German encompasses the numerous West Germanic dialects that had undergone the set of …
High German languages - Wikipedia
WEBOld High German evolved from about 500 AD. Around 1200 the Swabian and East Franconian varieties of Middle High German became dominant as a court and poetry language under the rule of the House of Hohenstaufen.
History of German - Wikipedia
WEB20th century. See also. References. Bibliography. History of German. The appearance of the German language begins in the Early Middle Ages with the High German consonant shift. Old High German, Middle High German, and Early New High German span the duration of the Holy Roman Empire.
Old High German - Wikiwand
WEBOld High German is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from around 500/750 to 1050. Rather than representing a single supra-regional form of German, Old High German encompasses the numerous West Germanic dialects that had undergone the set of consonantal changes called the Second Sound Shift.
Old High German | Language, Grammar, Poetry - Britannica
WEBOld High German, any of the West Germanic dialects spoken in the highlands of southern Germany, Switzerland, and Austria until the end of the 11th century.
Early Germanic Dialects - Old High German - The Historical …
WEBOctober 24, 2019 by Sabina Nedelius. Early Germanic Dialects – Old High German. Blog day! Isn’t it just the best day? Today, we’re looking at Old High German – our last and final Early Germanic Dialect (but see the end of this post for a hint of next week’s topic – it’s a juicy one!). As usual, let’s start with a history lesson!
Old High German declension - Wikipedia
WEBOld High German is an inflected language, and as such its nouns, pronouns, and adjectives must be declined in order to serve a grammatical function. A set of declined forms of the same word pattern is called a declension. There are five grammatical cases in Old High German.
Old High German literature - Wikipedia
WEBOld High German literature refers to literature written in Old High German, from the earliest texts in the 8th century to the middle of the 11th century.
German language - Wikipedia
WEBGerman ( Standard High German: Deutsch, pronounced [dɔʏ̯t͡ʃ] ⓘ) [10] is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol.
High German languages - Simple English Wikipedia, the free …
WEBThe High German languages or High German dialects ( German: hochdeutsche Mundarten) is a variant of the Germanic languages. It is spoken south of the Benrath and Uerdingen isoglosses in central and southern Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and eastern Belgium.
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