SOURCE 01supportshistorical dictionary
Dairy — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use
Distinguishes occupational formation and base.
*daigjōn- derivative of *daiga-- AUTHOR / EDITOR
- Merriam-Webster Editors
- YEAR
- 2026
- PUBLISHER
- Merriam-Webster
PERMANENT DISPUTE RECORD
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RECORD.
One scholarly question. Every attached source. The present editorial state, without pretending the last word has been written.
resolvedestablished
Are *daigjōn-, *daiga-, and dough *daigaz one interchangeable reconstructed word?
No. They are related formation, stem, and noun shapes with different grammatical and lexical roles.
WORD UNDER REVIEWDISPUTE 307
dairy
/ˈdɛəri/ · noun and adjective
Milk, milk products, or a place and enterprise devoted to them; historically built on the occupational word for a woman managing milk and food production.
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DIRECT CLAIM EVIDENCE
2 SOURCES WITH A STANCE
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SOURCE 02contextscholarly reference
Indo-European Root: dheigh-
Distinguishes dairy and dough formations.
dheigh- items 1 and 3- AUTHOR / EDITOR
- Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors
- YEAR
- 2022
- PUBLISHER
- HarperCollins
02 / EDITORIAL STATE
THE CURRENT RECORD IS RESOLVED.
- CONFIDENCE
- established
- STATUS
- resolved
- LEGACY SOURCE SUMMARY
- Merriam-Webster distinguishes the occupational derivative *daigjōn- from base *daiga-, while the root appendix prints dough from *daigaz.
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