Deutsches Wörterbuch
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Deutsches Wörterbuch is a monumental historical German dictionary initiated by the Brothers Grimm that documents the development, usage, and etymology of the German language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Deutsches Wörterbuch canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6750155 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Deutsches Wörterbuch Context triple: [Jacob Grimm, notableWork, Deutsches Wörterbuch]
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A.
Institut_für_deutsche_Sprache
The Institut für Deutsche Sprache is a leading German research institute dedicated to the scientific study and documentation of the contemporary German language.
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B.
Collins Gem German Dictionary
Collins Gem German Dictionary is a compact bilingual reference book designed for quick and practical German–English and English–German vocabulary lookup.
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C.
Kalmückisches Wörterbuch
Kalmückisches Wörterbuch is a scholarly dictionary of the Kalmyk (Oirat) language compiled by the Finnish linguist Gustaf John Ramstedt.
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D.
Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch
Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch is a major historical-comparative etymological dictionary of the Indo-European languages compiled by linguist Julius Pokorny.
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E.
OED
OED is the commonly used abbreviation for Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, the government body responsible for managing the country’s petroleum and energy resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Deutsches Wörterbuch Target entity description: Deutsches Wörterbuch is a monumental historical German dictionary initiated by the Brothers Grimm that documents the development, usage, and etymology of the German language.
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A.
Institut_für_deutsche_Sprache
The Institut für Deutsche Sprache is a leading German research institute dedicated to the scientific study and documentation of the contemporary German language.
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B.
Collins Gem German Dictionary
Collins Gem German Dictionary is a compact bilingual reference book designed for quick and practical German–English and English–German vocabulary lookup.
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C.
Kalmückisches Wörterbuch
Kalmückisches Wörterbuch is a scholarly dictionary of the Kalmyk (Oirat) language compiled by the Finnish linguist Gustaf John Ramstedt.
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D.
Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch
Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch is a major historical-comparative etymological dictionary of the Indo-European languages compiled by linguist Julius Pokorny.
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E.
OED
OED is the commonly used abbreviation for Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, the government body responsible for managing the country’s petroleum and energy resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German dictionary
ⓘ
historical dictionary ⓘ reference work ⓘ |
| aim |
to document the entire German vocabulary
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to provide citations from historical sources ⓘ to record historical stages of German words ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Grimm dictionary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grimmsches Wörterbuch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Jacob Grimm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilhelm Grimm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiler |
Jacob Grimm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilhelm Grimm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| covers |
Middle High German
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New High German NERFINISHED ⓘ Old High German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
German studies
ⓘ
lexicography ⓘ |
| firstEditor |
Jacob Grimm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilhelm Grimm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
etymology of German words
ⓘ
historical development of German vocabulary ⓘ usage of German words ⓘ |
| genre |
dictionary
ⓘ
etymological dictionary ⓘ |
| hasDigitalVersion | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
documentation of word usage
ⓘ
etymological notes ⓘ extensive word articles ⓘ historical citations ⓘ |
| hasImportance |
central reference for historical German
ⓘ
key source for German etymology ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent German lexicography ⓘ |
| initiatedBy |
Jacob Grimm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wilhelm Grimm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| namedAfter | German language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| publicationBegan | 19th century ⓘ |
| scale | monumental ⓘ |
| subject | German language ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| usedBy |
historians of language
ⓘ
linguists ⓘ literary scholars ⓘ philologists ⓘ |
| workType | multi-volume work ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Deutsches Wörterbuch Description of subject: Deutsches Wörterbuch is a monumental historical German dictionary initiated by the Brothers Grimm that documents the development, usage, and etymology of the German language.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.