The standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

German is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in Western Europe and Central Europe. Wikipedia

The High German languages, or simply High German – not to be confused with Standard High German which is commonly also called "High German" – comprise the varieties of German spoken south of the Benrath and Uerdingen isoglosses in central and southern Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and eastern Belgium, as well as in neighbouring portions of France, Italy, the Czech Republic, and Poland. Wikipedia

Family of languages which includes standard German Wikidata

West Germanic language spoken mainly in Central Europe Wikidata

An Indo-European language, primarily spoken in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, South Tyrol, Switzerland and a small part of Belgium. OmegaWiki

A linguistic general term for the High German languages and dialects, as opposed to Lower German. OmegaWiki