Etymonline
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| Formerly | Online Etymology Dictionary |
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| Type of business | Private |
Type of site | Etymological dictionary |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | c. 2000 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
| Owner | Harper Family LLC |
| Key people |
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| Employees | 1 |
| URL | www |
| Registration | no |
| Current status | active |
Etymonline, or Online Etymology Dictionary, sometimes abbreviated as OED (not to be confused with the Oxford English Dictionary, which the site often cites), is a free online dictionary that describes the origins of English words, written and compiled by Douglas R. Harper.