Low German or
Low Saxon (
Plattdüütsch,
Nedderdüütsch,
Platduuts,
Nedderduuts;
Standard German:
Plattdeutsch or
Niederdeutsch;
Dutch:
Nederduits in the wider sense, see Nomenclature below) is an
Ingvaeonic West Germanic language spoken mainly in northern Germany and the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is descended from
Old Saxon in its earliest form.