Online Etymology Dictionary

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Online Etymology Dictionary
Screenshot of the homepage in 2007
Type of businessPrivate
Type of site
Etymological dictionary
Available inEnglish
Foundedc. 2000
Headquarters
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
,
United States
OwnerHarper Family LLC
Key people
  • Douglas Harper
    (Founder)
  • Dan McCormack
    (web design and coding)
Employees1
URLwww.etymonline.com
Registrationno
Current statusactive

The Online Etymology Dictionary or Etymonline, sometimes abbreviated as OED (not to be confused with the

Douglas R. Harper.[1]

Description

Douglas R. Harper, an

digital archives
. On the Etymonline homepage, Harper says that he considers himself "essentially and for the most part" a compiler and evaluator of etymology research made by others.

Reviews and reputation

The Online Etymology Dictionary has been referenced by

Oxford University's "Arts and Humanities Community Resource" catalog as "an excellent tool for those seeking the origins of words"[6] and cited in the Chicago Tribune as one of the "best resources for finding just the right word".[7] It is cited in academic work as a useful, though not definitive, reference for etymology.[8][9][10] In addition, it has been used as a data source for quantitative scholarly research.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Online Etymology Dictionary". Ohio University. 2003. Archived from the original on 2007-02-11. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
  2. ^ "Q&A With Douglas Harper: Creator of the Online Etymology Dictionary – IMSE – Journal". 18 June 2015. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  3. ^ "Contact Us". LancasterOnline. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  4. ^ "Home Page". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  5. ^ The dictionary's principal sources appear at Sources @ Online Etymology Dictionary
  6. Oxford University
    . Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  7. ^ Bierma, Nathan (2007-01-03). "Internet has best resources for finding just the right word". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  8. S2CID 19961679
    .
  9. doi:10.1111/j.1473-4192.2012.00324.x
    .
  10. Mair, Victor (2016-01-28). "'Butterfly' words as a source of etymological confusion". Language Log
    . Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  11. PMID 17928859
    .
  12. S2CID 12357037
    .

External links
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