Hochdeutsch
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Hochdeutsch (lit. "high German") is a phrase in German.
- Linguistically and historically, it refers to the High German languages, which developed in the Southern uplands and the Alps.
- Hochdeutsch is often used to refer to standard German, a misleading term since it collides with the real meaning.
In this meaning, "hoch" refers to "high" in a cultural or educational sense (sometimes pejoratively), while the linguistic term simply refers to the geography of Germany. The term Standarddeutsch is increasingly used. [1]
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