Low German

noun

1. the West Germanic languages not included in the High German group, as English, Dutch, Flemish, or Plattdeutsch. : LG, L.G. Compare High German ( def 1 ).
2. Plattdeutsch.

Low German

noun

1. a language of N Germany, spoken esp in rural areas: more closely related to Dutch than to standard High German Also calledPlattdeutsch LG See also German High German

Word History and Origins

Origin of Low German¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Still speaking Plautdietsch - a blend of Low German, Prussian dialects and Dutch - a few thousand moved to the forests of Campeche in the 1980s.

From Reuters

The Mennonites' native language is typically Plautdietsch, a unique blend of Low German, Prussian dialects and Dutch.

From Reuters

She learned Low German by listening to his parents, his 11 siblings, and their spouses and children converse at Sunday faspas at my grandparents' farm.

From Salon

She speaks softly in her native Low German - a dialect hundreds of years old.

From BBC

Their first language is Plautdietsch, or Low German, an archaic unwritten dialect that dates back to sixteenth-century Polish Prussia, where many of their ancestors settled after persecution drove them from home.

From The New Yorker