Middle High German
Teutonic literary language
Middle High German is the form of German spoken roughly from 1050 to 1350, the language of medieval courtly literature including the Nibelungenlied and the poetry of Walther von der Vogelweide.
Linguists use the term to distinguish this stage from Old High German (before 1050) and Early New High German (after 1350).
Abbreviated MHG.
Hypothetical common ancestor language
- diachronicConcerning change over time
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
- syntaxRules for arranging words
etymology · Grimm's Law · conjugation · declension · umlaut · ablaut · dialectology · lexicography
Chivalric romantic ideal
- TristanLegendary Celtic knight
- epic poetryExtended narrative in verse
- romanceLove and its excitement
- heroic legendTale of valiant deeds
Treated hide for manuscripts
- codexAncient bound manuscript
- illuminationProvision of light
- scriptoriumMonastery manuscript workshop
- palimpsestReused writing surface, traces remain
folio · vellum · scribe · calligraphy · colophon · recto · verso · glosses
Medieval Germanic political entity
- feudalismLand-for-service social structure
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
- vassalLand-holding sworn subordinate
serfdom · crusades · castles · nobility · heraldry · monasteries · Teutonic Knights · guilds
Proto-Germanic
Hypothetical common ancestor language
- diachronicConcerning change over time
- phonologyScience of language sounds
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
syntax · etymology · Grimm's Law · conjugation · declension · umlaut · ablaut · dialectology · lexicography
courtly love
Chivalric romantic ideal
- TristanLegendary Celtic knight
- epic poetryExtended narrative in verse
- romanceLove and its excitement
parchment
Treated hide for manuscripts
- codexAncient bound manuscript
- illuminationProvision of light
- scriptoriumMonastery manuscript workshop
palimpsest · folio · vellum · scribe · calligraphy · colophon · recto · verso · glosses · marginalia
Holy Roman Empire
Medieval Germanic political entity
- feudalismLand-for-service social structure
- knighthoodHonorary title of nobility
- fiefdomFeudal territory under lord
vassal · serfdom · crusades · castles · nobility · heraldry · monasteries · Teutonic Knights · guilds · burghers
Bavarian
Of a German state
Swiss · Cologne · Nuremberg · Vienna · Strasbourg · Zurich · regional variation
- German LiteratureGoethe, Mann, Kafka, Franz Kafka, Rilke
- GermanicEnglish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
- Germanic LanguagesEnglish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
- Germanic LiteratureBeowulf, Faust, sagas, Norse mythology, Icelandic sagas
- German etymologyword origins, cognates, borrowings, derivation, word formation
- German Studiesmedieval literature, Holocaust literature, Bildungsroman, Faust, dialectology
Middle High GermanProto-Germanic
Hypothetical common ancestor language