Platt Deutsch
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The colloquial German common to most points of North- west Germany, bearing some relationship to Dutch.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Platt Deutsch” mean?
The colloquial German common to most points of North- west Germany, bearing some relationship to Dutch.
Is “Platt Deutsch” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.