Central German

English

Etymology

Calque of German Mitteldeutsch.

Noun

Central German (uncountable)

1. One of two major dialect groups of the High German language which is spoken primarily in central Germany, Luxembourg, easternmost Belgium, and southeastern Limburg (in the Netherlands); distinguished from Upper German by the preservation of Proto-Germanic *-pp- and *-mp-.

Usage notes

• Yiddish is usually included in this group, at least in traditional German dialectology.

Translations

Translations

• German: Mitteldeutsch (de) n

Adjective

Central German

1. (not comparable) of the Central German dialects

Translations

Translations

• German: mitteldeutsch (de)

Hyponyms

• West Central German
• East Central German

See also

• High German
• Low German
• Upper German