A Synthesis of the Inherited Proto-Slavic Lexicon

Abstract

Among the works on Slavic etymology published in 2008, the work Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon by the Dutch Indo-Europeanist Rick Derksen stands out. Because of its promising title, one would expect it to contain a modern synthesis – that is, it ought to collect and etymologically explain all Slavic lexemes for which it has been determined that Indo-European heritage is reflected in Proto-Slavic. Unfortunately, because many Proto-Slavic lexemes are missing from this work, it contains less than would be expected considering the current state of research in Slavic etymology (with regard to Slavic and Indo-European studies).