roy
2024/12/25
5 / 5
An excellent and comprehensive book. This book is for anyone who wants to know what etymology is all about, how it works and what problems it faces. If you ever browsed an etymological dictionary or looked at the brief etymologies in a regular dictionary and wondered, "How did they come up with this?", then you should read this book.
The writing is very accessible and readable. If only most other language scholars wrote like this.