Middle German
E1414690
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Middle German is a group of High German dialects spoken in central Germany during the Middle Ages, serving as a linguistic bridge between Old High German and Early New High German.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Middle German canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20148012 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Middle German Context triple: [maken–machen isogloss, relatesTo, Middle German]
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A.
Middle High German
Middle High German is the form of the German language used roughly between 1050 and 1350, known from medieval literature such as the Nibelungenlied and serving as a key stage in the development toward modern German.
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B.
Middle Low German
Middle Low German is a historical West Germanic language used in northern Germany and surrounding regions during the late medieval period, notably serving as the lingua franca of the Hanseatic League.
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C.
Rhenish Franconian
Rhenish Franconian is a group of West Central German dialects spoken primarily in parts of western Germany, Luxembourg, and eastern France.
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D.
Old High German
Old High German is the earliest recorded stage of the German language, spoken in parts of what is now Germany, Austria, and Switzerland roughly between the 6th and 11th centuries.
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E.
Upper German
Upper German is a major group of High German dialects spoken primarily in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and parts of neighboring countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Middle German Target entity description: Middle German is a group of High German dialects spoken in central Germany during the Middle Ages, serving as a linguistic bridge between Old High German and Early New High German.
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A.
Middle High German
Middle High German is the form of the German language used roughly between 1050 and 1350, known from medieval literature such as the Nibelungenlied and serving as a key stage in the development toward modern German.
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B.
Middle Low German
Middle Low German is a historical West Germanic language used in northern Germany and surrounding regions during the late medieval period, notably serving as the lingua franca of the Hanseatic League.
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C.
Rhenish Franconian
Rhenish Franconian is a group of West Central German dialects spoken primarily in parts of western Germany, Luxembourg, and eastern France.
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D.
Old High German
Old High German is the earliest recorded stage of the German language, spoken in parts of what is now Germany, Austria, and Switzerland roughly between the 6th and 11th centuries.
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E.
Upper German
Upper German is a major group of High German dialects spoken primarily in southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and parts of neighboring countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.