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On the etymologization of proper names in etymological dictionaries

Author(s): Ilona Janyšková, Helena Karlíková
Subject(s): Applied Linguistics, Lexis, Semantics, Historical Linguistics, Descriptive linguistics, Eastern Slavic Languages, Philology
Published by: AV ČR - Akademie věd České republiky - Ústav pro jazyk český
Keywords: etymological dictionary; proper names; Václav Machek; Etymological Dictionary of the Old Church Slavonic Language

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the extent to which proper names are included and treated in etymological dictionaries. It focuses on etymological dictionaries of selected Indo- -European languages, with particular attention given to those of Slavic languages, especially Czech and Old Church Slavonic. It deals in more detail with Václav Machek’s approach to the etymologization of proper names. The core of the study is a descrip¬tion of the selection, the method of processing propria and their interpretation in the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Church Slavonic Language.

  • Issue Year: 67/2026
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 100-111
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Czech
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