Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Associated Concepts Facet
3. Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)
4. language-related concepts
5. [languages and writing systems]
6. [languages and writing systems by specific type]
7. [temporary alphabetical list: languages and writing systems]

Narrower term/s

• High German (language)[+]
  • Old High German (language)
  • Middle High German (language)
• Low German (language)[+]
  • Plautdietsch (language)
  • Old Saxon (language)
• Standard German (language)
• Gothic (language)

Anotations

Scope note:

West Germanic language that is the national language of Germany and Austria, one of the three official languages of Switzerland, and known in various communities in North and South America, South Africa, and Australia. As a written language German is quite uniform, although there are numerous regional differences in pronunciation and dialect.