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Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th c ...

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List of English words of Old English origin This is a list of English words inherited and derived directly from the Old English stage of the language. This list also includes neologisms formed from Old English Root (linguistics), roots and/or particles in later forms of English, and words b ...

. * English words of African origin *

List of English words of Afrikaans origin Words of Afrikaans origin have entered other languages. British English has absorbed Afrikaans words primarily via British soldiers who served in the Boer Wars. Many more words have entered common usage in South African English due to the paral ...

List of South African English regionalisms A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...

List of South African slang words This list of "Afrikanerisms" comprises slang words and phrases influenced primarily by Afrikaans. Typical users include people with Afrikaans as their first language but who speak living in areas where the population speaks both English and Af ...

* List of English words from indigenous languages of the Americas *

List of English words of Arabic origin Arabic is a Semitic language and English is an Indo-European language. The following words have been acquired either directly from Arabic or else indirectly by passing from Arabic into other languages and then into English. Most entered one or mo ...

List of Arabic star names This is a list of Arabic star names. In Western astronomy, most of the accepted star names are Arabic, a few are Greek and some are of unknown origin. Typically only bright stars have names. History of Arabic star names Very old star names origi ...

List of English words of Australian Aboriginal origin These words of Australian Aboriginal origin include some that are used frequently within Australian-English, such as ''kangaroo'' and ''boomerang''. Many such words have also become loaned words in other languages beyond English, while some are r ...

List of English words of Brittonic origin Few English words are known to come directly from Brittonic. More can be proven to derive from Gaulish, which arrived through Norman French, often strengthened in form and use by Church/state Latin. This list omits words of Celtic origin coming ...

Lists of English words of Celtic origin These lists of English words of Celtic origin include English words derived from Celtic origins. These are, for example, Common Brittonic, Gaulish, Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, or other languages. Lists of English words derived from Celtic lang ...

List of English words of Chinese origin Words of Chinese origin have entered the English language and many European languages. Most of these were loanwords from Chinese itself, a term covering those members of the Chinese branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. However, Chinese ...

List of English words of Czech origin This is a list of words coming to English from or via Czech, or originating in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown, often called Czech lands. Words and expressions derived from the Czech language are called Bohemisms. *Absurdistan (in Czech ''Absu ...

* List of English words of Dravidian origin (Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu) *

List of English words of Dutch origin This is an incomplete list of Dutch expressions used in English; some are relatively common (e.g. ''cookie''), some are comparatively rare. In a survey by Joseph M. Williams in ''Origins of the English Language'' it is estimated that about 1% of ...

List of place names of Dutch origin The Dutch, aided by their skills in shipping, map making, finance and trade, traveled to every corner of the world and left their language embedded in names of places they visited. A fraction of these are still in use today. To be included in t ...

Australian places with Dutch names Of an estimated 200 place names the Dutch bestowed on Australian localities in the 17th century as a result of the Dutch voyages of exploration along the western, northern and southern Australian coasts, only about 35 can still be found on c ...

List of English words of Etruscan origin This is a list of English words that may be of Etruscan origin, and were borrowed through Latin, often via French. The Etruscan origin of most of these words is disputed, and some may be of Indo-European or other origin. The question is made mor ...

* List of English words of Finnish origin *

List of English words of French origin A great number of words of French origin have entered the English language to the extent that many Latin words have come to the English language. According to different sources, 45% of all English words have a French origin. This suggests that 80 ...

Glossary of ballet Because ballet became formalized in France, a significant part of ballet terminology is in the French language. A À la seconde () (Literally "to second") If a step is done "à la seconde," it is done to the side. 'Second position'. It can also ...

, mostly French words **

List of French expressions in English Many words in the English vocabulary are of French origin, most coming from the Anglo-Norman spoken by the upper classes in England for several hundred years after the Norman Conquest, before the language settled into what became Modern Engli ...

List of English words with dual French and Anglo-Saxon variations This list of English words with dual French and Old English variations lists various English words with redundant loanwords. After the Norman people, Norman Norman conquest of England, invasion of England in 1066 many of the more refined English (O ...

** List of pseudo-French words adapted to English **

List of English Latinates of Germanic origin Many words in the English lexicon are made up of Latinate words; that is, words which have entered the English language from a Romance language (usually Anglo-Norman), or were borrowed directly from Latin. Quite a few of these words can further t ...

List of English words of Gaulish origin A list of English Language words derived from the Celtic Gaulish language, entering English via Old Frankish or Vulgar Latin and Old French ; ambassador : from Old French ''embassadeur'', from Latin ''ambactus'', from Gaulish ''*ambactos'', "serv ...

List of German expressions in English The English language has incorporated various loanwords, terms, phrases, or quotations from the German language. A loanword is a word borrowed from a donor language and incorporated into a recipient language without translation. It is distinguis ...

List of pseudo-German words adapted to English This is a list of pseudo-German words adapted from the German language in such a way that their meanings in English are not readily understood by native speakers of German (usually because of the new circumstances in which these words are used in ...

* English words of Greek origin (a discussion rather than a list) ** List of Greek morphemes used in English *

List of English words of Hawaiian origin The Hawaiian language has offered a number of words to the English language. Some Hawaiian words are known to non-Hawaiian speakers, and a few have also been assimilated into the English language (e.g. ''aloha'', meaning "hello", "love", or "goodb ...

List of English words of Hebrew origin A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...

* List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin *

List of English words of Hungarian origin This is a partial list of known or supposed Hungarian loanwords in English: ; biro : From ''László Bíró'', the Hungarian inventor of the ballpoint pen. Bíró originally means judge. ; coach : From ''kocsi'', a horse‐drawn wagon with spri ...

* List of English words of Indian origin *

List of English words of Indonesian origin The following is a partial list of English words of Indonesian origin. The loanwords in this list may be borrowed or derived, either directly or indirectly, from the Indonesian language. Some words may also be borrowed from Malay during the Brit ...

, including from Javanese, Malay (Sumatran) Sundanese, Papuan (West Papua), Balinese, Dayak and other local languages in Indonesia *

List of English words of Irish origin This is a list of English language words from the Irish language with links provided to pronunciation in all three primarily Irish dialects, spoken by native Irish speakers, provided by Foras na Gaeilge. ;banshee (from Irish ''bainsídhe/beans� ...

List of Irish words used in the English language Irish language words used in English in modern Ireland without being assimilated to English forms include: * Amhrán na bhFiann: National Anthem of Ireland (literally "Soldiers Song") ** pronounced * Áras an Uachtaráin: Residence of the Pre ...

List of English words of Italian origin This is a partial list of known or supposed Italian loanwords in English. A separate list of terms used in music can be found at List of Italian musical terms used in English: Music *Acciaccatura *Adagio *Allegretto *Allegro *Alto * Andante * ...

List of Italian musical terms used in English Many musical terms are in Italian because, in Europe, the vast majority of the most important early composers from the Renaissance to the Baroque period were Italian. That period is when numerous musical indications were used extensively for the f ...

List of English words of Japanese origin Words of Japanese origin have entered many languages. Some words are simple transliterations of Japanese language words for concepts inherent to Japanese culture, but some are actually words of Chinese origin that were first exposed to English v ...

List of English words of Korean origin This is a list of words of Korean origin which have entered into English usage. General Culture and martial arts Food Clothing Ideology and religion Other See also *Lists of English loanwords by country or language of origin Ref ...

List of Latin words with English derivatives This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between ''i'' and ''j'' or between ''u'' and ''v''. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this ...

List of English words of Malay origin This is a partial list of loanwords in English language, that were borrowed or derived, either directly or indirectly, from Malay language. Many of the words are decisively Malay or shared with other Malayic languages group, while others obviously ...

List of English words of Māori origin The following Māori words exist as loanwords in English. Many of them concern endemic New Zealand flora and fauna that were known prior to the arrival of Europeans in New Zealand. Other terms relate to Māori customs. All of these words are common ...

List of English words of Niger-Congo origin This is a list of English language words that come from the Niger-Congo languages. It excludes placenames except where they have become common words. Bantu origin *banjo – probably Bantu ''mbanza'' *basenji – breed of dog from the Congo * ...

List of English words of Old Norse origin Words of Old Norse origin have entered the English language, primarily from the contact between Old Norse and Old English during colonisation of eastern and northern England between the mid 9th to the 11th centuries (see also Danelaw). Many of ...

List of English words of Persian origin This article will be concerned with loanwords, that is, words in English that derive from Persian, either directly, or more often, from one or more intermediary languages. Many words of Persian origin have made their way into the English lang ...

List of English words of Philippine origin As a historical colony of the United States, the Philippine English lexicon shares most of its vocabulary from American English, but also has loanwords from native languages and Spanish, as well as some usages, coinages, and slang peculiar to th ...

* List of English words of Polish origin * List of English words of Polynesian origin *

List of English words of Portuguese origin This is a list of English words borrowed or derived from Portuguese (or Galician-Portuguese). The list also includes words derived from other languages via Portuguese during and after the Age of Discovery. In other Romance language their imports f ...

* List of English words of Romani origin * List of English words of Romanian origin * List of English words of Russian origin *

List of English words of Sami origin A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...

* List of English words of Sanskrit origin *

List of English words of Scandinavian origin This is a list of English words that are probably of modern Scandinavian origin. This list excludes words borrowed directly from Old Norse; for those, see list of English words of Old Norse origin. English words of Scandinavian origin * cog * ...

(incl. Danish, Norwegian) * List of English words of Scots origin * List of English words of Scottish Gaelic origin *

List of English words of Semitic origin This is a list of English words of Semitic origin other than those solely of Arabic origin or Hebrew origin. Most of these words are found in ancient Greek writings, with the Greek word believed today to have come from a Semitic source. Common ...

List of English words of Spanish origin This is a list of English language words whose origin can be traced to the Spanish language as "Spanish loan words". Words typical of " Mock Spanish" used in the United States are listed separately. A ; abaca: via Spanish ''abacá'' from Tagal ...

List of English words of Swedish origin This is a list of English words borrowed from the Swedish language. * aquavit, "a clear Scandinavian liquor flavored with caraway seeds" * fartlek, "endurance training in which a runner alternates periods of sprinting with periods of jogging" * ...

List of English words of Turkic origin This is a list of words that have entered into the English language from the Turkic languages. Many of them came via traders and soldiers from and in the Ottoman Empire. There are some Turkic words as well, most of them entered English via the Rus ...

List of English words of Ukrainian origin English words of Ukrainian origin are words in the English language that have been borrowed or derived from the Ukrainian language. Some of them may have entered English via Russian, Polish, or Yiddish, among others. They may have originated in ...

List of English words of Welsh origin This is a list of English language words of Welsh language origin. As with the Goidelic languages, the Brythonic tongues are close enough for possible derivations from Cumbric, Cornish or Breton in some cases. Beyond the acquisition of commo ...

List of English words of Yiddish origin This is a list of words that have entered the English language from the Yiddish language, many of them by way of American English. There are differing approaches to the romanization of Yiddish orthography (which uses the Hebrew alphabet); thus ...

List of English words of Zulu origin This is a list of words of Zulu origin attested in use by speakers of South African English. ; abatagati: (from ''abathakathi'', a word also used in Xhosa; cf. synonymous ''umtagati'', a borrowing into South African English from other Nguni lang ...

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