History of the German language

historical form of High German

written and formal spoken German

linguistics phenomenon

developmental stage of Low German that has evolved from the Old Saxon language in the High Middle Ages

reform of spelling and punctuation of the German language

extinct Germanic language (1500–1650, or 1350–1650)

isogloss in German dialectology

language

''''' (in Medieval Latin, corresponding to Old English þēodisc, Old High German diutisc and other early Germanic reflexes of Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz', meaning "popular" or "of the people") was a term used in the early Middle Ages to refer to the West Germanic languages. The Latin term was borrowed from the Germanic adjective meaning "of the people" but, unlike it, was used only to refer to languages. In Medieval Western Europe non-native Latin was the language of science, church and administration, hence Latin theodiscus and its Germanic counterparts were used as antonyms of Latin, to refer

distinctive differences between neighbouring Renish dialects

debate in Ottoman Palestine over the language of instruction in the country's new Jewish schools