Langenesis

Indo-European family

Middle High German

1050 CE – 1350 CE Extinct

Middle High German (1050 CE – 1350 CE) is an extinct Indo-European language. It has 5 descendant languages and stages on the map. Lineage: Proto-Indo-European → Proto-Germanic → Proto-West-Germanic → Old High German → Middle High German.

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ISO 639-3
gmh

The language of the Nibelungenlied and courtly Minnesang poetry.

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4,500 BCE – 2,500 BCE
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE – 500 CE
  3. Proto-West-Germanic200 CE – 700 CE
  4. Old High German750 CE – 1050 CE
  5. Middle High German1050 CE – 1350 CE

Descendants 4

Sources