Langenesis

Indo-European family

Old High German

750 CE – 1050 CE Extinct

Old High German (750 CE – 1050 CE) is an extinct Indo-European language. It has 6 descendant languages and stages on the map. Lineage: Proto-Indo-European → Proto-Germanic → Proto-West-Germanic → Old High German.

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ISO 639-3
goh

Characterized by the Second (High German) Consonant Shift, distinguishing High German from Low Germanic varieties.

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

Descendants 1

Sister languages 4

Also descended from Proto-West-Germanic.

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