Das Herkunftswörterbuch: Etymologie der deutschen Sprache

• Author : Dudenredaktion 
• Binding : hardback
• ISBN-10 : 3411040750
• ISBN-13 : 9783411040759
• Language : German
• Pages : 960 
  
• Publisher : Duden 
• Publishing Date : October 2013
• Size : 19.8 x 5 x 14.4 cm
  
• Subtitle : dictionary 
• Subject : German

This dictionary of etymology explains in an easily understandable way where a word comes from and what it originally meant. It also deals with modern foreign words and also explains the origin of over 400 idioms. NEW: Numerous large articles on interesting cultural and historical contexts as well as a short language history in addition to the alphabetical part.