Middle High German

adjective

Concerning the Middle High German language.

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Middle High German language
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Meanings

adjectiveMiddle High German (not comparable)
  1. not comparableConcerning the Middle High German language.
proper noun
  1. An ancestor to the modern (High) German language, 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 1650 Early New High German in a broad sense.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounHigh German from 1100 to 1500

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Middle High German language
Broader
GermanHigh GermanGerman language

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan alt alemany mitjà
  • alt alemany mitjàMiddle High German
Czech středohornoněmecký, střední horní němčina
  • středohornoněmeckýMiddle High German
  • střední horní němčinaMiddle High German
  • středohornoněmčinaMiddle High German
Danish middelhøjtysk, middelhøjtysk
  • middelhøjtyskMiddle High German
  • middelhøjtyskMiddle High German
Dutch Middelhoogduits, Middelhoogduits
  • MiddelhoogduitsMiddle High German
  • MiddelhoogduitsMiddle High German
Finnish keskiyläsaksa
  • keskiyläsaksaMiddle High German
French moyen haut-allemand
  • moyen haut-allemandMiddle High German
German mittelhochdeutsch, Mittelhochdeutsch
  • mittelhochdeutschMiddle High German
  • MittelhochdeutschMiddle High German
Hungarian középfelnémet, középfelnémet
  • középfelnémetMiddle High German
  • középfelnémetMiddle High German
Icelandic miðháþýska
  • miðháþýskaMiddle High German
Irish Meán-Ard-Ghearmáinis
  • Meán-Ard-GhearmáinisMiddle High German
Italian medio alto tedesco, alto tedesco medio
  • medio alto tedescoMiddle High German
  • alto tedesco medioMiddle High German
Norwegian Bokmål middelhøytysk, middelhøytysk
  • middelhøytyskMiddle High German
  • middelhøytyskMiddle High German
Polish średnio-wysoko-niemiecki, język średnio-wysoko-niemiecki
  • średnio-wysoko-niemieckiMiddle High German
  • język średnio-wysoko-niemieckiMiddle High German
Portuguese alto-alemão médio
  • alto-alemão médioMiddle High German
Romanian germană medie de sus
  • germană medie de susMiddle High German
Russian средневерхненеме́цкий
  • средневерхненеме́цкий (sredneverxneneméckij)Middle High German
Spanish alto alemán medio
  • alto alemán medioMiddle High German
Swedish medelhögtyska
  • medelhögtyskaMiddle High German
Turkish Orta Yüksek Almanca
  • Orta Yüksek AlmancaMiddle High German
Yiddish מיטלהויכדײַטש
  • מיטלהויכדײַטש (mitlhoykhdaytsh)Middle High German
Cite this entry
APA

Middle High German. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Middle%20High%20German

MLA

“Middle High German.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Middle%20High%20German. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Middle High German,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Middle%20High%20German.

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