This document provides an overview of the etymological survey of the English word-stock. It discusses key terms like native words, borrowings, sources of borrowing and origin of borrowed words. Native words make up important semantic groups for parts of the body, family, nature, animals, qualities and common actions. While the number of native words is small, they are high frequency and form an important nucleus. The document also examines the main sources of borrowing in English - Latin, French and Old Norse - and the ways words were borrowed orally vs in writing. It analyzes criteria for identifying borrowings and the assimilation processes they undergo in terms of phonetic, grammatical and lexical changes. In conclusion, it notes that while the