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wordorigins.org: An etymological dictionary is simply one that focuses on the etymological portion of the entry. It will include more details on the origins, such as the dates when various word forms appeared in the language or extended notes on the origins. This is usually done at the sacrifice of other information. Pronunciations, plural and other forms, and even definitions are left out.
wordnet: a dictionary giving the historical origins of each word.

100—121 CE: Shuowen Jiezi compiled by Xǔ Shèn.
10th century: Sanas Cormaic, "Cormac's Glossary". "This work may be the earliest etymological dictionary in a European vernacular and was heavily influenced by the work of Isidore of Seville". [1]
11th century: The first etymological dictionaries: "Vocabulista" by Papias, "Panormia/derivationes" by Osbern of Gloucester.
1721: The first etymological dictionary which explained the origin of English words by Nathan Bailey.
1868: Indo-European etymological dictionary by August Fick.

Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字, "Explaining Simple and Analyzing Compound Characters") is often cited as the earliest Chinese etymological dictionary. Compiled in 100-121 CE by Xǔ Shèn.

Nathan Bailey: First English etym. dict., 1721.
Professor Anatole Lieberman of the University of Minnesota "is working on the first complete etymological dictionary of the English language". (25 Oct 2001)