Tijmen Pronk

Dr. Tijmen Pronk is a distinguished linguist at Universiteit Leiden, specializing in Comparative Indo-European linguistics. He holds a strong academic background, having studied Slavic languages and literature as well as Comparative Indo-European linguistics at Leiden University, where he completed his Ph.D. in 2009 with a dissertation on the Slovene dialect of Potschach. Dr. Pronk's research interests encompass etymology, historical phonology, morphology, and dialectology, making him a recognized authority in these fields. He has contributed to the Croatian Etymological Dictionary and has recently expanded his focus to include the origins of Proto-Indo-European and its relation to Anatolian languages. Dr. Pronk teaches the course Introduction to Comparative Indo-European Linguistics, which explores the evolution of languages within this family, their interrelationships, and the linguistic tools used to study them. His work not only advances academic knowledge but also engages students in understanding the complexities of language development throughout history.