New High German

proper noun

The modern form of the German language, successor to Middle High German.

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GermanNHGN.H.G.N. H. G.
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The modern form of the German language, successor to Middle High German.

    Synonyms: German, NHG, N.H.G., N. H. G.

adjectiveNew High German (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or relating to New High German.

    The history of the New High German word Körper (corpus) starts with its Middle High German borrowing from the Latin word corpus, body flesh, corpse, shadow (of a dead person), trunk, belly, person, nature, and others, and leads over the years to the latest form.

    1995, Ilse Middendorf, The Perceptible Breath: A Breathing Science (Preface); in: Don Hanlon Johnson (ed.), Bone, Breath & Gesture: Practices of Embodiment, page 75

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe modern form of the German language, successor to Middle High German.

Similar
GermanNHGN.H.G.N. H. G.

Translations

Danish nyhøjtysk, tysk
  • nyhøjtyskmodern German language
  • tyskmodern German language
  • nyhøjtyskof or relating to the modern German language
  • tyskof or relating to the modern German language
French haut-allemand moderne
  • haut-allemand modernemodern German language
German Neuhochdeutsch, Neihochdeitsch
  • Neuhochdeutschmodern German language
  • Neihochdeitschmodern German language
  • neuhochdeutschof or relating to the modern German language
Hungarian újfelnémet, újfelnémet
  • újfelnémetmodern German language
  • újfelnémetof or relating to the modern German language
Irish Nua-Ard-Ghearmáinis
  • Nua-Ard-Ghearmáinismodern German language
Norwegian Bokmål nyhøgtysk, nyhøytysk
  • nyhøgtyskmodern German language
  • nyhøytyskmodern German language
Polish język nowo-wysoko-niemiecki, nowo-wysoko-niemiecki
  • język nowo-wysoko-niemieckimodern German language
  • nowo-wysoko-niemieckiof or relating to the modern German language
Swedish nyhögtyska, yngre nyhögtyska
  • nyhögtyskamodern German language
  • yngre nyhögtyskamodern German language
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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