English words by century

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When English words were first recorded in writing. The 10,567 entries with a date of first attestation, by century: move the slider through time, or pick a century to see all of its words in the order they appeared.

Every century

• 7th century 600s · Old English 98
• 8th century 700s · Old English 498
• 9th century 800s · Old English 324
• 10th century 900s · Old English 359
• 11th century 1000s · Old English 69
• 12th century 1100s · Middle English 407
• 13th century 1200s · Middle English 1,054
• 14th century 1300s · Middle English 2,097
• 15th century 1400s · Middle English 1,208
• 16th century 1500s · Early Modern English 1,425
• 17th century 1600s · Early Modern English 1,238
• 18th century 1700s · Modern English 607
• 19th century 1800s · Modern English 882
• 20th century 1900s · Modern English 301

A word's century is the date its entry gives for its first appearance in writing, which is often later than when it was first spoken. More in the English statistics and English words by origin.