Low German

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A West Germanic language spoken in Low (i.e. Northern) Germany and north-eastern parts of the Netherlands, and formerly also in large parts of eastern and north-eastern Europe, which developed out of Middle Low German from Old Saxon; often treated as a dialect group of German (or Dutch) for convenience, but widely recognized as a separate language.

Equivalents

Españolbajo alemán bajo sajón

Françaisbas allemand bas saxon

DeutschNiederdeutsch Niederdeutsch n Niedersächsisch PlattPlattdeutsch

16 more languages

Catalàbaix alemany

Češtinadolnoněmčina

Dansknedertysk plattysk

Eestialamsaksa keel

SuomiAlasaksa alasaksi

Íslenskalágþýska

Italianobasso sassone basso tedesco

日本語低地ドイツ語

ქართულიქვემოგერმანული

NederlandsNederduits Nedersaksisch Platduits

Polskidolnoniemiecki

Portuguêsbaixo alemão

Русскийнижненеме́цкий

Svenskalågtyska

TürkçeAşağı Almanca

Українськанижньоніме́цький

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

Low Germany low hangers low hanging fruit Low Harrogate Low Head Low Hill

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