KLUGE

39.95 subscription price for orders placed before 30 September 2026 (49.95 for later purchases)The KLUGE is a unique source of knowledge on the history of the German vocabulary. This completely revised 26th edition of the dictionary contains detailed explanations of the emergence and semantic evolution of around 13,000 cognates as well as words borrowed from other languages. This makes the KLUGE not just an indispensable aid in linguistics but also a treasure trove for anybody interested in the etymological origins of our vocabulary.The KLUGE is also available online.

Frank Heidermanns, Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Leipzig, Germany.