What is Middle High German?
{{Infobox language |name = Middle High German |nativename = ''{{lang|gmh|Diutsch}}'' |region = Central and southern [[Germany]] (south of the [[Benrath line]]), [[Austria]] and parts of [[Switzerland]] |era = [[High Middle Ages]] |familycolor= Indo-European |fam2 = [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] |fam3 = [[West Germanic languages|West Germanic]] |fam4 = [[German language|German]] |ancestor = [[Old High German]] |iso2 = gmh |iso3 = gmh |glotto = midd1343 |glottorefname=Middle High German |iso6 = mdgr |notice = IPA }} '''Middle High German''' is the form of the [[German language]] spoken and written in the [[High Middle Ages]]. It is usually placed in the period between 1050 and 1350. It developed from [[Old High German]] and then developed into [[Early New High German]].<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Middle-High-German-language Middle High German language], Britannica.com</ref> [[File:Codex Manesse 27v.jpg|thumb|left|A page of the Manesse Codex, written in Middle High German]] ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:German language]] [[Category:Middle Ages]]