Middle English etymology in numbers
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Counted from the etymologies of the 1 Middle English entry in this dictionary, and recounted every few hours as entries are added. See also Middle English words by origin.
Borrowed, inherited or formed
Each entry counted once: as borrowed if its etymology names a language it was taken from, else as inherited, else as formed within Middle English.
- Borrowed 0% · 0 taken from another language
- Inherited 100% · 1 passed down from an ancestor of Middle English
- Formed in Middle English 0% · 0 compounds and derivatives of its own words
- Not traced yet 0% · 0 no etymology links yet
Ultimate origins by language family
Where the 1 traced word end up when their etymologies are followed back as far as they go, from entry to entry, grouped into families and the branches of Indo-European.
- Germanic 1 · 100% Proto-Germanic 1
When the words arrived
The 1 entry with a first-attestation date, by century and by the language each was borrowed from.
- Inherited or formed
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| Century | Inherited or formed | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 12th century | 1 | 1 |
Words other languages took from Middle English
3 entries of other languages in this dictionary were borrowed from Middle English or its earlier stages.
Most prolific roots
The words that the most Middle English entries go back to, at the far end of their etymologies.
- 1 Proto-Germanic *stain → ston
Longest journeys
The Middle English words whose etymologies pass through the most languages, followed from entry to entry.