Plautdietsch has a Low German (Low Saxon) base, and as such, it does not show the effects of the High German consonant shift, which separated the High German dialects from the Low German dialects and all other Germanic languages.
Plautdietsch has a Low German (Low Saxon) base. It does not show the effects of the High German consonant shift. This is as such. The High German consonant shift separated the High German dialects from the Low German dialects. The High German consonant shift separated the High German dialects from all other Germanic languages.