Etymology | Professional literature for training, studies and practice

In the Etymology category, you will find scholarly works on the origin and development of words, names, and languages. The titles cover linguistic-historical analyses, including biblical, Latin, and Old High German influences on German, regional and cultural word histories, as well as lexicographical studies. In addition to etymological dictionaries and handbooks on Old High German, Old Saxon, or Slavic language layers, the collection also includes studies on field names, proper names, and onomastic issues.

The target audience includes linguists, literary scholars, historians, and interested laypeople. Typical types of works include encyclopedias, dictionaries, journals such as “Die Sprache” or “Beiträge zur Namenforschung,” introductory works on the history of language, and studies on specific linguistic phenomena, such as diminutives, valency theory, or gender linguistics.