Old High German

noun

1. High German before 1100. OHG, O.H.G., OHG.

Old High German

noun

1. OHG. a group of West Germanic dialects that eventually developed into modern German; High German up to about 1200: spoken in the Middle Ages on the upper Rhine, in Bavaria, Alsace, and elsewhere, including Alemannic, Bavarian, Langobardic, and Upper Franconian

Word History and Origins

Origin of Old High German¹

First recorded in 1885–90