Gives an exhaustive account of the words of High German, from the end of the fifteenth century on. Etymologies are illustrated by literary quotations. PF3625 .G7 Grimm, Jacob. Deutsches Worterbuch von Jakob Grimm und Wilhelm Grimm. Great dictionary of the German language completed after 100 years in preparation.
Volumes show wide divergence in date of publication as well as in scope and method of presentation.
Der Grosse Brockhaus . Basic encyclopedia for the study of German culture and civilization. Short articles providing factual information about people, places and events. A German Word Family Dictionary . Each word is listed alphabetically by the first letter of its root rather than a prefix.