Middle High German
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Middle High German is an ancestor of the modern
German language, and was spoken from
1050 to about
1500.
Some
linguists prefer to use
1350 as the end of the Middle High German period, calling the period from
1350 to
1750 Early New High German.
For writings in Middle High German, see Medieval German Literature.
Dialectically, the Middle High German language is divided into:
- Upper German (Oberdeutsch), comprising Alemannic and Austro-Bavarian; and,
- Central German (Mitteldeutsch), comprising the Franconian dialects and East Central German (Ostmitteldeutsch).
"Judeo-German" is the precursor of the
Yiddish language which is attested in the 13th-14th centuries as a variety of Middle High German written in Hebrew characters.
See also: High German consonant shift
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