Etymologie
German, noun[ˌɛtymoloˈɡiː]
Etymologie is a German feminine noun meaning “etymology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “die Lehre, die Wissenschaft von der Herkunft der Wörter”.
What does Etymologie mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineetymology
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. die Lehre, die Wissenschaft von der Herkunft der Wörter 2. die Herkunft, der Ursprung und die Entwicklung eines bestimmten Wortes, die Wortgeschichte
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Etymologie
- Etymologien plural
- Ethymologie alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Etymologie?
- [ˌɛtymoloˈɡiː]
- [ˌetymoloˈɡiː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Etymologie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Etymologie in German?
Etymologie appears 1.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).