Low Saxon

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Low German or Low Saxon (Plattdtsch, Nedderdtsch, Platduuts, Nedderduuts; Standard G

erman: Plattdeutsch or Niederdeutsch; Dutch: Nederduits in the wider sense) is a


West Germanic language spoken mainly in northern Germany and the eastern part o
f the Netherlands. It is descended from Old Saxon in its earliest form.
As an Ingvaeonic language, Low German is quite distinct from the Irminonic (High
German) languages like Standard German. It is closely related to Plautdietsch,[
1] Dutch, Frisian, and English.[8] This difference resulted from the High German
consonant shift, with the Uerdingen and Benrath lines being two notable linguis
tic borders.

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