WOW24 Words by Etymology

WOW24 words whose most recent Wiktionary etymology (per kaikki.org) traces directly to each language. Covers direct borrowings only — words that arrived in English via an intermediary language (e.g. Nahuatl words that came through Spanish) appear under that intermediary.

Words by Etymology

WOW24 words whose most recent Wiktionary etymology (per kaikki.org) traces directly to each language. Covers direct borrowings only.

List Entries Description
WOW24 Words from Middle French1,292 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Middle French
WOW24 Words from Ancient Greek1,203 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Ancient Greek
WOW24 Words from Spanish669 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Spanish
WOW24 Words from Italian658 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Italian
WOW24 Words from German527 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from German
WOW24 Words from Old French523 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Old French
WOW24 Words from New Latin479 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from New Latin
WOW24 Words from Late Latin420 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Late Latin
WOW24 Words from Medieval Latin355 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Medieval Latin
WOW24 Words from Hindi294 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Hindi
WOW24 Words from Hebrew280 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Hebrew
WOW24 Words from Anglo-Norman248 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Anglo-Norman
WOW24 Words from Dutch242 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Dutch
WOW24 Words from Arabic212 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Arabic
WOW24 Words from Japanese208 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Japanese
WOW24 Words from Yiddish178 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Yiddish
WOW24 Words from Russian156 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Russian
WOW24 Words from Scots150 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Scots
WOW24 Words from Portuguese144 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Portuguese
WOW24 Words from North Germanic91 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from North Germanic
WOW24 Words from Irish90 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Irish
WOW24 Words from Chinese86 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Chinese
WOW24 Words from Low German84 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Low German
WOW24 Words from Sanskrit77 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Sanskrit
WOW24 Words from Urdu76 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Urdu
WOW24 Words from Turkish72 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Turkish
WOW24 Words from Germanic65 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Germanic
WOW24 Words from Algonquian63 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Algonquian
WOW24 Words from Persian61 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Persian
WOW24 Words from Malay56 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Malay
WOW24 Words from Afrikaans54 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Afrikaans
WOW24 Words from Old Norse46 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Old Norse
WOW24 Words from Swedish39 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Swedish
WOW24 Words from Celtic36 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Celtic
WOW24 Words from Modern Greek35 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Modern Greek
WOW24 Words from Middle English34 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Middle English
WOW24 Words from Proto-Indo-European33 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Proto-Indo-European
WOW24 Words from Scottish Gaelic33 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Scottish Gaelic
WOW24 Words from Gaulish31 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Gaulish
WOW24 Words from Hawaiian27 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Hawaiian
WOW24 Words from Australian Aboriginal26 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Australian Aboriginal
WOW24 Words from Vulgar Latin25 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Vulgar Latin
WOW24 Words from Norwegian23 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Norwegian
WOW24 Words from Etruscan22 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Etruscan
WOW24 Words from Maori22 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Maori
WOW24 Words from Ecclesiastical Latin21 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Ecclesiastical Latin
WOW24 Words from Tamil21 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Tamil
WOW24 Words from Polish20 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Polish
WOW24 Words from Proto-Semitic19 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Proto-Semitic
WOW24 Words from Ukrainian18 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Ukrainian
WOW24 Words from Inuktitut17 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Inuktitut
WOW24 Words from Taíno17 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Taíno
WOW24 Words from Hungarian16 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Hungarian
WOW24 Words from Old English15 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Old English
WOW24 Words from Proto-Germanic15 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Proto-Germanic
WOW24 Words from Canadian French15 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Canadian French
WOW24 Words from Chinook Jargon15 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Chinook Jargon
WOW24 Words from Frankish14 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Frankish
WOW24 Words from Bengali14 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Bengali
WOW24 Words from Nahuatl14 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Nahuatl
WOW24 Words from Swahili13 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Swahili
WOW24 Words from Danish13 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Danish
WOW24 Words from Neapolitan12 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Neapolitan
WOW24 Words from Korean12 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Korean
WOW24 Words from Occitan12 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Occitan
WOW24 Words from Semitic11 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Semitic
WOW24 Words from Louisiana Creole11 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Louisiana Creole
WOW24 Words from Thai10 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Thai
WOW24 Words from Tagalog10 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Tagalog
WOW24 Words from Iranian9 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Iranian
WOW24 Words from Serbo-Croatian9 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Serbo-Croatian
WOW24 Words from Romani8 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Romani
WOW24 Words from Cornish8 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Cornish
WOW24 Words from Amharic8 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Amharic
WOW24 Words from Marathi8 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Marathi
WOW24 Words from Aramaic7 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Aramaic
WOW24 Words from Zulu7 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Zulu
WOW24 Words from Bantu7 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Bantu
WOW24 Words from Yoruba7 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Yoruba
WOW24 Words from Tupi7 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Tupi
WOW24 Words from Tibetan6 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Tibetan
WOW24 Words from Classical Latin6 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Classical Latin
WOW24 Words from Finnish6 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Finnish
WOW24 Words from Javanese6 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Javanese
WOW24 Words from Welsh6 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Welsh
WOW24 Words from Malagasy6 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Malagasy
WOW24 Words from Gujarati6 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Gujarati
WOW24 Words from Sicilian6 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Sicilian
WOW24 Words from Jamaican Creole5 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Jamaican Creole
WOW24 Words from Punjabi5 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Punjabi
WOW24 Words from Gullah5 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Gullah
WOW24 Words from Vietnamese5 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Vietnamese
WOW24 Words from Malayalam4 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Malayalam
WOW24 Words from Romanian4 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Romanian
WOW24 Words from Greenlandic4 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Greenlandic
WOW24 Words from Indonesian4 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Indonesian
WOW24 Words from Icelandic3 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Icelandic
WOW24 Words from Carib2 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Carib
WOW24 Words from Quechua1 entriesWOW24 words borrowed directly from Quechua