The Etymological Dictionary of the German Language (), sometimes referred to simply as Kluge, was published by Friedrich Kluge in 1883. It was the first German etymological dictionary based on Neogrammarian principles. Over the following decades it was republished and revised many times, with Kluge as the editor being succeeded by , Alfred Schirmer, , and Elmar Seebold. It is considered a standard work among the German etymological dictionaries. The most recent edition, 25th, was released in 2011 in print, eBook and as an Android app.
Editions and editors
Edition Year Editor Pages Word Count Remarks 1st 1883 Friedrich Kluge 392 3900 published in fascicles since 1881with vocabulary pp. 395–428; 2nd, unchanged reprint 1883 Friedrich Kluge 392 3900 with vocabulary pp. 395–428; Digitalisat UB Regensburg, 3rd, unchanged reprint 1884 Friedrich Kluge 392 3900 with vocabulary pp. 395–428 4th, revised edition 1889 Friedrich Kluge 405 3600 with vocabulary pp. 409–453; , , , English translation of 4th ed. 1891 Friedrich Kluge 446 3600 translated by John Francis Davis; , 5th, revised edition 1894 Friedrich Kluge 425 3600 with vocabulary pp. 428–491; , 6th, improved and enlarged edition 1899 Friedrich Kluge 443 4700 with vocabulary pp. 428–491; , , 2. Abdruck 1905: 7th, improved and enlarged edition 1910 Friedrich Kluge 514 5200 Digitalisat MDZ München, Repozytorium Cyfrowe Instytutów Naukowych 8th, improved and enlarged edition 1915 Friedrich Kluge 510 5300 9th, revised edition 1921 Friedrich Kluge 510 5300 Digitized Taylor Institution Library 10th, improved and enlarged edition 1924 Friedrich Kluge 552 6200 11th, revised edition 1934 Alfred Götze 740 8300 12th and 13th, unchanged reprint 1943 Alfred Götze 740 8300 14th, unchanged reprint 1948 Alfred Götze 740 8300 15th, completely revised edition 1951 Alfred Schirmer 933 9500 16th, corrected edition 1953 Alfred Schirmer 933 9500 last edition to use the Fraktur font 17th, revised edition 1957 Walther Mitzka 900 8500 18th, revised edition 1960 Walther Mitzka 917 8700 19th, revised edition 1963 Walther Mitzka 917 8700 20th, revised edition 1967 Walther Mitzka 915 8600 21st, unchanged reprint 1975 Walther Mitzka 915 8600 22nd, revised edition 1989 Elmar Seebold 822 23rd, revised and expanded edition 1995 Elmar Seebold 921 a paperback version also became available in 1999 24th, revised and expanded edition 2002 Elmar Seebold 1023 also available in CD-ROM 25th, revised and expanded edition 2011 Elmar Seebold 1021 ; also as an E-Book () and an Android-AppDe Gruyter: KLUGE available at Google Play
History The 4th edition was translated and published in English by John Francis Davis in 1891.
From the 10th to the 13 editions, between 1924 and 1943, there was a dedication on the flyleaf that read: "To the German people its German dictionary."
In the 1980s, criticism grew about the state of the dictionary. It was argued that it had not been maintained with sufficient rigor and was partially outdated. One of the supporting arguments was that the 21st edition (1975) when compared to the previous edition had remained unchanged. As a result of this criticism a new editor for the dictionary was selected, Elmar Seebold.Oddvar Nes: Etymologiske ordbøker over germanske språk. In: Mål og Minne, 1 (1991), S. 19–56
Influence
After the publication and success of the 1st edition in 1883, Etymological Dictionary of the German Language became a major source, reference and format guide for etymological dictionaries of other languages. Examples:
Dutch – (1892) by Johannes Franck Old Norse – (1885) by Hjalmar Falk and Alf Torp Swedish – (1922) by Elof Hellquist English – An etymological dictionary of the English language (1893) by Walter William Skeat Danish – by Niels Åge Nielsen
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