German

German is the language spoken in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. It is has had several different stages and different dialects.

German and its variations and offshoots are all West Germanic languages, in the larger group of Germanic.

List of German Dialects, Forms, and Offshots

• Standard German
  • Old High German
  • Middle High German
  • High German
• Upper German
• Alemannic
• Bavarian
• Low German (Also known as Flat German or Low Saxon)
  • Old Saxon (Old Low German)
  • Middle Low German
• Directly related to Low German
  • Old Dutch
  • Middle Dutch
  • Dutch
    • Flemish
    • Afrikaans