High German

noun

the group of West Germanic languages that in a.d. c400–c500 underwent the second consonant shift described by Grimm's Law. Abbreviation: HG
German(def 4).

Origin of High German

First recorded in 1700–10

British Dictionary definitions for high german

High German

noun

the standard German language, historically developed from the form of West Germanic spoken in S Germany Abbreviation: HG See also German (def. 1), Low German
any of the German dialects of S Germany, Austria, or Switzerland