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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English, c. 1150–1500 · tenth part tithe

dime

a tenth part; tithe

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedAnglo-French · Anglo-French, c. 1066–1500 · tenth part tithe

disme / dime

a tenth part; tithe

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SOUND CHANGE

Middle English dime adapts Anglo-French disme or dime, including loss of the written consonant in the simplified form.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

The meaning remains a tenth part or tithe.

CHRONOLOGY

Anglo-French to Middle English.

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Dime — Definition and Word HistoryWord History: Etymology

Traces Middle English to Anglo-French disme and dime.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

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dime → disme / dime

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