For more than 100 years the Kluge has set the standard as dictionary with regard to the origin and history of words of the German language.
The etymological dictionary is not only an invaluable aid for linguists and language historians, it is also a treasu.
The Kluge traces the history of the origin and changes in meaning of approximately 13,000 German words and loanwords that entered German.
The first edition was published in 1883, and since that time it has been continually updated and revised.
For more than 100 years the Kluge has set the standard as dictionary with regard to the origin and history of words of the German language