Etymological Dictionaries

KathTheDragon · Post by **KathTheDragon** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 10:50 am

Does anyone know where I can get etymological dictionaries of the various IE languages without forking out armfuls of money? PDFs would be ideal. My various google searches have so far turned up nothing that isn't behind a paywall.

Sleinad Flar · Post by **Sleinad Flar** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 11:08 am

http://appliedfreesciencelibraryguide.com got a few, at least Matasovic (proto-Celtic), Orel (Albanian, Germanic), Lubotsky (Hittite), Lehmann (Gothic), Mayrhofen (Sanskrit), Martirosyan (Armenian) etc. Just type "etymological" in the search bar and let the magic happen...

(IIRC It used to have De Vaan (Latin) and Beekes (Greek) as well, but I can't seem to find them anymore)

KathTheDragon · Post by **KathTheDragon** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 6:15 pm

Thanks for the link. I already have Matasovic (PCel), Orel (PGer), Martirosyan (Arm), and De Vaan (Lat), but not the others. The Sanskrit one I'll be glad to have.

jal · Post by **jal** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 5:44 am

Don't know whether on-line counts, but if so this one for Dutch.

JAL

KathTheDragon · Post by **KathTheDragon** » Mon Sep 21, 2015 6:10 am

Online's fine. Thanks.

Anyone else got any?

Tropylium · Post by **Tropylium** » Thu Sep 24, 2015 4:03 am

Some old Nordic stuff from Projekt Runeberg:
E. Jessen (1893): Dansk etymologisk ordbog
E. Hellquist (1922): Svensk etymologisk ordbok

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