User:Foxjwill~enwiktionary/Etymology guidelines proposal

Detail
Only parent words and languages should be included because having related words in other languages simply clutters the section. Also, it doesn't need to be written in a complete sentence. Foxjwill 00:00, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
 * No, cognate words are very useful for people interested in etymology. They are the hard evidence which back up reconstructed forms. Widsith 07:03, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I see what you're saying there. Should we then organize the formatting a bit to include a "main etymology" section along with a "cognate words" section (or some organization similar--possibly bullets)? Foxjwill 20:47, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Formatting
Parent words should be italicized if they are in Roman script. They should link to their respective articles whether created or not so readers can access them quickly. Foxjwill 00:00, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I will go along with this, it seems to be the consensus view. Widsith 07:03, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

Abbreviations
I'm for not using any since the only ones I've seen are abbreviations of from and through. However, I'm not an expert on etymology, so I don't know if there are others we'd need. Foxjwill 00:00, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
 * I agree. Widsith 07:03, 15 August 2006 (UTC)