Plattdeutsch
/ˈplatdɔɪtʃ
/noun & adjective
Another term for Low German.The closest relatives to this language are Flemish, Dutch, and the Plattdeutsch dialects still spoken in Germany's Rhineland....
- The term Plattdeutsch (sometimes translated as ‘Low German’) is used for the ‘broad’ dialects in the north and west.
Origin
German, from Dutch Platduits, from plat 'flat, low' + Duits 'German'.