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Old High German
Indo-European (Germanic, West) · historical / hidden variety
Old High German is the earliest stage of High German (c. 750-1050 CE), distinguished from neighboring West Germanic languages by the High German consonant shift (e.g., t → z/ts, p → pf/f, k → ch). Major literary texts include the Lay of Hildebrand (Hildebrandslied) and Otfrid of Weissenburg's Evangelienbuch.
Where it is spoken
20 core words in Old High German
Water
wazzar
/ˈwatsar/
Fire
fiur
/fiur/
Sun
sunna
/ˈsunna/
Moon
māno
/ˈmaːno/
Mother
muoter
/ˈmuotɛr/
Father
fater
/ˈfatɛr/
Eat
ezzan
/ˈetsan/
Drink
trinkan
/ˈtrinkan/
Love
minna
/ˈminna/
Heart
herza
/ˈhertsa/
Tree
boum
/boum/
House
hūs
/huːs/
Dog
hunt
/hunt/
Cat
kazza
/ˈkatsa/
Hand
hant
/hant/
Eye
ouga
/ˈouɡa/
Hello
heil
/heil/
Thank you
danc
/daŋk/
One
ein
/ein/
Good
guot
/ɡuot/
Sources
- Braune & Reiffenstein (2004) — Althochdeutsche Grammatik
- Glottolog: oldh1241
Words compared
Compared with related Indo-European (Germanic, West) languages
| Meaning | Old High German | Middle High German | Old Saxon | Early New High German (Luther-era) | Wymysorys | Walliser German | Yiddish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | wazzar /ˈwatsar/ | wazzer /ˈwatser/ | watar /ˈwatar/ | Wasser /ˈvasːər/ | wåda /ˈvauda/ | Wasser /ʋasːər/ | וואַסער /vasər/ |
| Fire | fiur /fiur/ | viur /viur/ | fiur /fiur/ | Fewr /foɪ̯r/ | füjer /ˈfyjer/ | Fyyr /fyːr/ | פֿײַער /fajər/ |
| Sun | sunna /ˈsunna/ | sunne /ˈzunːə/ | sunna /ˈsunːa/ | Sonne /ˈzɔnə/ | zóner /ˈtsɔnɐ/ | Sunna /ˈsʊnːa/ | זון /zun/ |
| Moon | māno /ˈmaːno/ | mâne /ˈmaːnə/ | māno /ˈmaːno/ | Mond /moːnt/ | mün /myn/ | Mánu /ˈmaːnʊ/ | לבֿנה /ləvɔnə/ |
| Mother | muoter /ˈmuotɛr/ | muoter /ˈmuoːtər/ | muoder /ˈmuodər/ | Mutter /ˈmʊtər/ | müter /ˈmytɐ/ | Mu̜eter /ˈmuə̯tər/ | מאַמע /mamə/ |
| Father | fater /ˈfatɛr/ | vater /ˈfatər/ | fader /ˈfadər/ | Vater /ˈfaːtər/ | foter /ˈfɔtɐ/ | Vattär /ˈfatːær/ | טאַטע /tatə/ |
| Eat | ezzan /ˈetsan/ | ezzen /ˈetsən/ | etan /ˈetan/ | essen /ˈɛsːən/ | asy /ˈasɪ/ | ässu /ˈæsːʊ/ | עסן /ɛsn/ |
| Drink | trinkan /ˈtrinkan/ | trinken /ˈtrinkən/ | drinkan /ˈdrinkan/ | trincken /ˈtrɪŋkən/ | trynkn /ˈtrɪŋkn/ | trichu /ˈtrɪxʊ/ | טרינקען /trɪŋkən/ |
| Love | minna /ˈminna/ | minne /ˈminːə/ | minnea /ˈminːea/ | Liebe /ˈliːbə/ | lib /lib/ | Liebi /ˈliə̯bi/ | ליבע /libə/ |
| Heart | herza /ˈhertsa/ | herze /ˈhertsə/ | herta /ˈherta/ | Hertz /hɛrt͡s/ | hȧrc /hɐrts/ | Härz /hærts/ | האַרץ /harts/ |
| Tree | boum /boum/ | boum /boum/ | bōm /boːm/ | Bawm /baʊm/ | bům /buːm/ | Boum /bɔʊ̯m/ | בוים /bɔɪm/ |
| House | hūs /huːs/ | hûs /huːs/ | hūs /huːs/ | Hauß /haʊs/ | hous /hoʊs/ | Hus /huːs/ | הויז /hɔɪz/ |
| Dog | hunt /hunt/ | hunt /hunt/ | hund /hund/ | Hund /hʊnt/ | hund /hund/ | Hung /hʊŋk/ | הונט /hunt/ |
| Cat | kazza /ˈkatsa/ | katze /ˈkatsə/ | katta /ˈkatːa/ | Katze /ˈkat͡sə/ | kåt /kɔt/ | Chatza /ˈxatsa/ | קאַץ /kats/ |
| Hand | hant /hant/ | hant /hant/ | hand /hand/ | Handt /hant/ | hand /hand/ | Hand /hand/ | האַנט /hant/ |
| Eye | ouga /ˈouɡa/ | ouge /ˈouɡə/ | ōga /ˈoːɡa/ | Aug /aʊk/ | oig /oiɡ/ | Oig /ɔɪ̯ɡ/ | אויג /ɔɪɡ/ |
| Hello | heil /heil/ | gegrüezet /ɡəˈɡryːətsət/ | heil /heil/ | Gott zum Gruß /ɡɔt t͡sʊm ɡruːs/ | yti /ˈytɪ/ | Tagwol /ˈtaɡʋol/ | שלום־עליכם /ʃoləm aleɪxəm/ |
| Thank you | danc /daŋk/ | danc /daŋk/ | thank /θaŋk/ | Danck /daŋk/ | dynk śejn /dɪnk ʃejn/ | Vergälts Gott /ferˈɡæltsɡot/ | אַ דאַנק /a daŋk/ |
| One | ein /ein/ | ein /ein/ | ēn /eːn/ | eyn /aɪ̯n/ | ejn /ejn/ | eis /æɪ̯s/ | איינס /eɪns/ |
| Good | guot /ɡuot/ | guot /ɡuoːt/ | gōd /ɡoːd/ | gut /ɡuːt/ | gut /ɡut/ | güet /ɡyə̯t/ | גוט /ɡut/ |
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