Where does “GB” come from?

GB (Translingual) comes from English Great Britain, from Middle English Great Brittaigne.

Ancestry of “GB”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGreat BritainEngland, Scotland and Wales in combination, to the exclusion of Northern Ireland
2Middle EnglishGreat Brittaigne—

Words derived from “GB”

Every word from Middle English Great Brittaigne →Every word from English Great Britain →
GB — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer