Joseph Voyles and Charles Barrack. A Structural History of the German Language. Lincom Europa: 2014.
This book originated as the result of almost fifty years of teaching and history of the German language dating from the PIE (Proto-Indo-European) of about 3000 BC until the present era. The students were German language learners, native speakers and linguistics students unfamiliar with the language. The book was written with a similar audience in mind.