See also:

• Reference: Dictionaries: Etymology  (36)
• Science: Social Sciences: Linguistics: Comparative Linguistics and Typology  (2)
• Science: Social Sciences: Linguistics: People: Rask, Rasmus  (2)
• Science: Social Sciences: Linguistics: Sociolinguistics  (30)

• Ancient Scripts - Historical Linguistics - Introduction to historical linguistics with language family charts and extensive links list.
• Cameron Laird's Personal Index to Anthropologic Resources on the Net - Two software applications to aid glottochronological and lexostatistical analysis.
• Chronology: History of English - "Chronology of Events in the History of English" summarizing the emergence and evolution of the language spanning 5 millenia.
• The Controversy over the Word 'Squaw' - The definition of the word 'squaw' and its corruption by the American Indian Movement.
• English from the 7th to the 18th c. - An attempt at a very brief outline of the history of English by Tuba Ince.
• Genetic Distance and Language Affinities - Between Autochthonous Human Populations.
• The Great Vowel Shift Web Site - An interactive introduction to the Great Vowel Shift, a major sound change in the English language. Includes sound and animation.
• Grimm's Law - A demonstration of the law.
• History of the English Language - A considerable collection of online materials related to the history of English: texts, publications, fonts and course syllabuses. Includes Pre-History, Old English, Middle English, early Modern English and the spread of English beyond the British Isles.
• Indin - Independent investigations into the history of the Indo-European languages and peoples (by Valentyn Stetsyuk). Includes Turkic and Finno-Ugric material.
• Indo-European and the Comparative Method - Everything you ever wanted to know about Proto-Indo-European (and the comparative method), but were afraid to ask.
• The Indo-European Language Family - Extensive collection of resources in historical Indo-European linguistics.
• Introduction to Historical Linguistics - A brief summary of the subject of comparative linguistics.
• Kjell Gustafson's homepage - Historical Linguistics - An overview of the field of historical linguistics and its sub-disciplines.
• Linguae Thraco-Daco-Moesianae - Philological Thracology. A Traco-Dacian Thesaurus, a few articles and links.
• Place Names and Intersocietal Interaction - The relation of place names to inter-tribal relations.
• A possible homeland of the Indo-European languages - Since most scholars assume an Indo-European homeland in the steppes north of the Black Sea, a full video study of this option is presented, based on the splits suggested by the Separation Base Method
• The Proto-Sumerian Language Invention Process - Eleven-page paper describing how the early Sumerians invented their language, with a complete lexicon of the first words in their language.
• Relations between Indoeuropean and Afroasiatic Languages - Traces of possible relations between Indoeuropean and Afroasiatic languages.
• Schousboe: Teaching Historical Linguistics - For educators- a course curriculum designed for a one-semester course.
• Take Our Word for It - Weekly etymology magazine.
• Tracking Linguistic Drift: The Comparative Method - Lecture notes.
• What Has a Hippo in Common With a Feather? - Historical linguistics and etymology.
• Wilton's Word & Phrase Origins - Etymological site offers a brief history of the English language, discussion boards and a search feature.