An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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The Etymological Dictionary of the German Language is a reference book for the history of the German language, and was one of the first books of its kind ever written.

"The etymological history of some five thousand words—to estimate roughly the contents of the volume—is given, and extremely interesting this history often is." — The Spectator, August 1891<

Friedrich Kluge2429318An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language1891John Francis Davis

KLUGE'S

ETYMOLOGICAL DICTIONARY.

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Chapters (not listed in original)

Full text versions:

A — B — C — D — E

F — G — H — I — J

K — L — M — N — O

P — Q — R — S-Sch — Se-Su

T — U — V — W — Z

Additions and Corrections
Index:
- Greek
- Latin
- Italian
- French
- English

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This work is a translation and has a separate copyright status to the applicable copyright protections of the original content.

Original:

This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in 1891, before the cutoff of January 1, 1929.

The longest-living author of this work died in 1926, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 97 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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Translation:

This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language

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