Guide to Etymological Abbreviations

Guide to Etymological Abbreviations

Guide to etymological abbreviations as given in Webster’s New World Dictionary.

Corn ——- Cornish
Du ——— Dutch
Gael ——- Gaelic
Ger ——– German
Gmc ——- Germanic
Goth ——- Gothic
Grk ——– Greek
IE ———- IndoEuropean basic word roots (Refer to a dictionary for the IE family languages)
L ———– Latin
MDu ——- Middle Dutch
ME ——— Middle English
MFr ——– Middle French
MIr ——— Middle Irish
MHG ——- Middle High German
MLowG —- Middle Low German
ML ———- Middle Latin
OE ———- Old English
OFr ——— Old French
OFris ——- Old Frisian
OHG ——– Old High German
ON ———- Old Norse
OS ———– Old Saxon
Scot ——— Scottish
Sp ———– Spanish
WGmc —— West Germanic