Low German

• Low-German

Because northern Germany (Low Germany), where it is spoken, is lower in elevation than southern Germany.

Low German (uncountable)

1. A West Germanic language spoken in Low (i.e. Northern) Germany and north-eastern parts of the Netherlands, and formerly also in large parts of eastern and north-eastern Europe, which developed out of Middle Low German from Old Saxon; often treated as a dialect group of German (or Dutch) for convenience, but widely recognized as a separate language.
2. (linguistics) Any of a number of West Germanic languages, primarily spoken in northern Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, that did not undergo the High German consonant shift; the group thereof.
3. (nonstandard) Any of many German dialects that are not the official standard although they are usually referred to only to as "Platt".

• (West Germanic language, descended from Old Saxon): Plattdeutsch, Low Saxon, Nether-Saxon; New Low German, New Low Saxon, New Saxon (as opposed to Middle Low German or Middle Saxon and Old Low German or Old Saxon)

• (West Germanic languages that are not High German): High Dutch, High German (includes numerous Upper German and Middle German/Central German dialects from which standard High German mainly developed)

• (West Germanic language, descended from Old Saxon): Dutch Low Saxon (variety or varieties in the Netherlands); Low Prussian; Mennonite Low German, Plautdietsch (variety spoken in America, etc.)

• East Low German (German: Ostniederdeutsch)
• West Low German (German: Westniederdeutsch)

• Ingvaeonic
• Low Franconian
• Low Germany
• North Sea Germanic

• Ethnologue entry for Modern Low German, nds
• Ethnologue entry for Middle Low German, gml
• Ethnologue entry for Old Low German, osx
• Wikiwöörbook: Low German Wiktionary, for all Low German dialects (and Plautdietsch)
• Plattmakers: Low German dictionary with both English and German translations

• angleworm, lawmonger