As a German it feels like Scots and English might be described as dialects, i think the variety between standard German and swabian or Bavarian dialect (maybe n

As a German it feels like Scots and English might be described as dialects, i think the variety between standard German and swabian or Bavarian dialect (maybe not the accent of Stuttgart or Munich population but what grandmother spoke and the villagers still speak when they are among themselves). At least Swiss German is described as a dialect of German, and it is unintelligible for people north of the Main river. So if Scots is a dialect I would say Swiss German dialects might be their own language.