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ISO 639-3 · gohgoh
Indo-European family · extinct or historical language

Old High German

Althochdeutsch

Old High German is an extinct or historical language of the High German branch (Indo-European). Wikidata describes it as “earliest stage of the German language, spoken from 500/750 to 1050 AD”.

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Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
goh
Glottocode
oldh1241
Wikipedia
50 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
—countries
1scripts
4levels in the tree
—UNESCO level

Facts

NameOld High German · Althochdeutsch
Also calledOHG, goh, Old High German language
Written inLatin script
Kindextinct or historical language

Vitality

Wikidata has no EGIDS or UNESCO rating for Old High German yet.

family tree

From Indo-European to Old High German

The branches above Old High German, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

414Indo-Europeanfamily60Germanicbranch54West Germanicbranch18High GermanbranchgohOld High Germanlanguage
where it is spoken

Distribution map

A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.

Map of the area where Old High German is spoken
Map: Rex Germanus at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons