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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English · dough mass

dogh

dough

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld English · Old English · dough mass

dāg

dough

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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE

SOUND CHANGE

Middle English dogh continues Old English dāg through the recorded English sound and spelling history.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

The dough meaning is retained.

CHRONOLOGY

No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.

SCHOLAR / EDITORIAL AUTHORITY

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CONFIDENCE

established — no additional confidence note is attached.

EDITORIAL STATUS

reviewed

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CITATION REGISTER

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Dough — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseEtymology: Middle English dogh from Old English dāg

Publishes the recorded English continuity.

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Dough — American Heritage DictionaryEtymology: Middle English dogh from Old English dāg

Independently confirms the step.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WHERE THIS CLAIM APPEARS

RELATION / 825dough

dogh → dāg

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