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Lists of English words by country or language of origin

Updated on Sep 23, 2024

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These are lists of words in the English language that are known as "loanwords" or "borrowings," which are derived from other languages.

For purely native (Anglo-Saxon-derived) words, see List of English words of Anglo-Saxon origin.

List of English words of Australian Aboriginal origin

English words of African origin

List of English words of Afrikaans origin

List of South African slang words

List of English words of Arabic origin

List of English words of Chinese origin

List of English words of Czech origin

List of English words of Danish origin

List of English words of Dutch origin

Dutch linguistic influence on naval terms

List of English words of Afrikaans origin

List of South African slang words

List of place names of Dutch origin

Australian places with Dutch names

List of English words of Etruscan origin

List of English words of Finnish origin

List of English words of French origin

List of French expressions in English

List of English words with dual French and Anglo-Saxon variations

List of pseudo-French words adapted to English

List of English Latinates of Germanic origin

List of English words of Gaulish origin

List of German expressions in English

List of pseudo-German words adapted to English

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

List of English words of Hebrew origin

List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin

List of English words of Hungarian origin

List of English words of Indian origin

List of English words of Indonesian origin, including from Javanese, Malay (Sumatran) Sundanese, Papuan (Papua), Balinese, Dayak and other local languages in Indonesia

List of English words of Irish origin

List of English words of Italian origin

List of Italian musical terms used in English

List of English words of Japanese origin

List of English words of Korean origin

List of Latin words with English derivatives

List of English words of Malay origin

List of English words of Māori origin

List of English words from indigenous languages of the Americas

List of English words of Norwegian origin

List of English words of Old Norse origin (often coming from Vikings from Denmark or Norway, but at the time there was little distinction between the Old Norse dialects spoken in the three Scandinavian countries.)

List of English words of Persian origin

List of English words of Philippine origin

List of English words of Polish origin

List of English words of Portuguese origin

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

List of English words of Sanskrit origin

List of English words of Scots origin

List of English words of Scottish Gaelic origin

List of English words of Serbo-Croatian origin

List of English words of Slovak origin

List of English words of Spanish origin

List of English words of Swedish origin

List of English words of Tamil origin

List of English words of Turkic origin

List of English words of Ukrainian origin

List of English words of Welsh origin

List of English words of Yiddish origin

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