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Middle Low German

Middle Low German is a developmental stage of Low German. It developed from the Old Saxon language in the Middle Ages and has been documented in writing since about 1225–34 (Sachsenspiegel). During the Hanseatic period (from about 1300 to about 1600), Middle Low German was the leading written language in the north of Central Europe and served as a lingua…

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Dialects
Westphalian · Eastphalian · North Low Saxon, incl. East Frisian—Oldenburgish, Nordalbingian, East Elbian · Brandenburgish
Early form
Old Saxon
Era
13th to 16th centuries; evolved into Modern Low German; gradually superseded as an official language by High German and (in the far West) Dutch
Glottolog
midd1318
ISO 639-3
gml
Language family
GermanicWest GermanicNorth Sea GermanicMiddle Low German · West GermanicNorth Sea GermanicMiddle Low German · North Sea GermanicMiddle Low German · Middle Low German

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Middle Low German

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Middle Low German

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related to Terminology · 26
Middle Low German → Another, Baltic Sea, Bruges, Compare, Dutch, East Sea, East-ish, East-land, Eastlings, German, German Hanseatic, Hanseatic, High German, In, Kontor, Latin, Low, Low German, MLG, Netherlands
related to Extent · 18
Middle Low German → Baltic, Brandenburg, East, Eastern Pomerania, Elbe, In, Kashubians, Mecklenburg, MLG-speaking, North, Old, Old Saxon, Ostsiedlung, Pomerania, Prussia, Slavic, Some, Wends
related to External links · 10
Middle Low German → Deutschen RechtswörterbuchsMediaevumProject TITUS, German, Lasch, Low German, Middle Low GermanMiddle Low, MLG, Quellenverzeichnis, Scandinavian, Schiller-Lübben, Still
related to history · 6
Middle Low German → Early Middle Low German, Frühmittelniederdeutsch, Mittelniederdeutsch, Spätmittelniederdeutsch, Standard High German, Sub-periods
Dialects · 4
Middle Low German → Brandenburgish, Eastphalian, North Low Saxon, incl. East Frisian—Oldenburgish, Nordalbingian, East Elbian, Westphalian
Language family · 4
Middle Low German → GermanicWest GermanicNorth Sea GermanicMiddle Low German, Middle Low German, North Sea GermanicMiddle Low German, West GermanicNorth Sea GermanicMiddle Low German
related to Consonants · 4
Middle Low German → It, MLG, Round, Square
is a · 2
Middle Low German → developmental stage of Low German, modern term used with varying degrees of inclusivity
Early form · 1
Middle Low German → Old Saxon
Era · 1
Middle Low German → 13th to 16th centuries; evolved into Modern Low German; gradually superseded as an official language by High German and (in the far West) Dutch

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german low mlg often used old middle written saxon modern also dialects high early language like sometimes vowel north vowels

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Middle Low GermanDialectsWestphalian1.00infobox
Middle Low GermanDialectsEastphalian1.00infobox
Middle Low GermanDialectsNorth Low Saxon, incl. East Frisian—Oldenburgish, Nordalbingian, East Elbian1.00infobox
Middle Low GermanDialectsBrandenburgish1.00infobox
Middle Low GermanEarly formOld Saxon1.00infobox
Middle Low GermanEra13th to 16th centuries; evolved into Modern Low German; gradually superseded as an official language by High German and (in the far West) Dutch1.00infobox
Middle Low GermanGlottologmidd13181.00infobox
Middle Low GermanISO 639-3gml1.00infobox
Middle Low GermanLanguage familyGermanicWest GermanicNorth Sea GermanicMiddle Low German1.00infobox
Middle Low GermanLanguage familyWest GermanicNorth Sea GermanicMiddle Low German1.00infobox
Middle Low GermanLanguage familyNorth Sea GermanicMiddle Low German1.00infobox
Middle Low GermanLanguage familyMiddle Low German1.00infobox
Middle Low GermanLinguasphere52-ACB-ca1.00infobox
Middle Low GermanRegionNorthern Central Europe, viz. Northern Germany (roughly the Northern Lowlands), Northeastern Netherlands, Northwestern/North-central (modern) Poland, modern Kaliningrad Oblast,…1.00infobox
Middle Low GermanWriting systemLatin (Fraktur)1.00infobox
Middle Low Germanis adevelopmental stage of Low German0.90text
Middle Low Germanis amodern term used with varying degrees of inclusivity0.90text

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