The words in sm all capitals are English words whose etymologies in The American Heritage Dictionary: Second College Edition relate them to the roots here discussed. Indo-European and the Indo-Europeans The forms given in boldface type are Indo-European roots that are entries in this Dictionary. The amount in fact introduced may seem overmuch to some but human language is not simple, and a part of the fascination of the study of human language lies in the recognition of its complexity. I have also tried to introduce only as much technical background explanation as is required without burdening the reader with unnecessary detail. With the indispensable and able assistance of Marion Severynse, the staff etymologist of The American Heritage Dictionary, I have tried to put some order into the presentation of a vast amount of linguistic information. This dictionary is designed and written for the general English-speaking public and not, needless to say, for specialists in the field of Indo-European. The introductory essay has also been revised and brought up to date. Old etymologies have been revised and brought into line with current thinking, and new etymologies have been proposed where it seemed proper to do so. Few entries in the dictionary have escaped revision. Advances in printing technology have now made it both feasible and economical to present in a work for the general public the sounds and forms of Proto-Indo-European in a manner consistent with current usage in the field. , in part, it is to provide a superior account of the histories of previously existing words.In part, this is in order to include and extend the etymologies of words new to The American Heritage Dictionary: Second College Edition ![]() Indo-European studies have not stood still between the 1960’s and the 1980’s, and both advances in theory and an increase in the database have made a thoroughgoing revision not merely possible but necessary. Preface In my article “The Indo-European Origin of English” in the first edition of The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, I wrote th at “a reconstructed grammar and dictionary cannot claim any sort of completeness, to be sure, and the reconstruction may be changed because of new data or better analysis.” The present revised edition of The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots stands as eloquent testimony to the accuracy of th at statement. The wealth of information about the Indo-European origins of the English vocabulary has now been made readily accessible to scholars, students, and all those who are interested in the history and development of the English language. ![]() The present work has been designed as a companion to The American Heritage Dictionary: Second College Edition and contains a complete index to all the English words whose antecedents are given in the Dictionary of Indo-European Roots. This material is presented here for the first time in a separate volume. Figelman Trudy Nelsonįoreword The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots is a revised and expanded version of the Appendix of Indo-European Roots in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language published in 1969. Geoffrey Hodgkinson Special Contributors Elizabeth Collins Francine D. Editorial Production Assistant Keyboarding Staff Brenda J.Editorial Production Assistant Donna Lee Muise.Director of Editorial Operations Dolores R.Table of Indo-European Sound Correspondences Guide to the Dictionary Indo-European Roots Index English language- Etymology-Dictionaries. Indo-European languages- Roots-Dictionaries. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Main entry under title: The American heritage dictionary of Indo-European roots. ![]() All correspondence and inquiries should be directed to Reference Division, Houghton Mifflin Company One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 01208 M anufactured in th e U nited S tates of America No p a rt of th is work may be reproduced or tra n s m itted in any form or by any means, electronic or m echani cal, including photocopying and recording, or by any infor m ation storage and retrieval system, except as may be expressly perm itted by the 1976 Copyright Act or in w riting by the Publisher. Indo-European Roots Revised and edited by Calvert WatkinsĬopyright © 1985 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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