Nevertheless, Vasmer persevered in his work, which was finally published in three volumes by Heidelberg University in 1950–1958 as Russisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch.
Han framhärdade ändå i sitt arbete, som slutligen publicerades i tre volymer av Heidelbergs universitet i 1950-58 som Russisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch.