The article considers the process of primary phraseological unit formation and lexicographic analysis of the most productive units obtained by primary phraseological unit formation in the English and German languages. The material analyzed in our study shows that the most common and productive ways of forming phraseological units in these languages include the formation of phraseological units by redefining the variable combinations of words and producing phraseological units on the basis of potential idioms. Among the latter, the frequent use of phraseological units with different stylistic colouring, comparative phraseological units and phraseological hyperbolas and understatements can be distinguished. These numerous types of primary phraseological unit formation make up 50% of the total number of units analyzed. The frequency of use of these units in the English and German languages is practically the same. Phraseological units formed by redefining stable word combinations of non-phraseological nature constitute 30%. The analysis showed that innovative development in the field of science, technology, politics and sports significantly affected the appearance of these units in the languages under study.
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