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Beekes's handbook is perhaps the most thorough and imaginative study of Proto-Indo-European since Meillet's <i>Introduction à l'étude comparative des langues indo-européennes</i> (1937).
- The Times Literary Supplement, Oct. 19-25, 1990, on the original Dutch version,
B's book has many good qualities that make it attractive for an introductory course in either historical and comparative linguistics or specifically Indo-European linguistics.
- Steven Schäufele, in Studies in Language, 1998, on the first English edition,
With its original approach, with its keen awareness of the latest developments in theory and application, with the rigorous systematic presentation of the facts in a lucid style, this handbook presents what is probably the most up-to-date and manageable introduction to Indo-European presently available.
- Edgar C. Polomé, in The Journal of Indo-European Studies, 1996, on the first English edition,
Beekes deserves the deepest gratitude of the community of scholars and students for this well set-out handbook, a work which demonstrates the highest philological quality and adherence to traditional standards of Indo-European linguistics.
- Mariona Vernet, Universitat de Barcelona, in Journal of Historical Linguistics Vol. 4:1 (2014),
The book presents the latest in scholarly insights, like the laryngeal and glottalic theory, the accentuation, the ablaut patterns, and these are systematically integrated into the treatment.
The text of this second edition has been corrected and updated by Michiel de Vaan. Sixty-six new exercises enable the student to practice the reconstruction of PIE phonology and morphology.