| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, July 11, 2006, 6:50 |
On 7/11/06, Michael Adams <abrigon@...> wrote:> Hoch = High as in mountain height? > > Platt = Low/Plate, as in low lands.I do believe that this is the origin of the terms, yes -- "High German/Hochdeutsch" was spoken in the more mountainous south, "Low German/Plattdeutsch" in the flat lands of the north. Cheers, -- Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>