Ancient Language
Old High German
Companion: Hanna
"Hanna does not believe in approximation. She has traced German backward through the Nibelungenlied, through Charlemagne's scribes, to the reconstructed mother tongue that also gave the world English, Dutch, and the Norse languages."
The Chain
Old High German sits in a language chain — learners arrive from Middle High German and can continue into Proto-Germanic.
What You'll Learn
4
story arcs
3,453
vocabulary entries
A1–C2
CEFR levels
Story Arcs
Das Hildebrandslied — The Oldest German Heroic Poem
Karls Scriptorium — Charlemagne's Standardization Project
Start Learning Old High German
Begin with Hanna →Free to start · No streak pressure · Story-first learning