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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedPresent-Day English · 14th century–today · milk place products

dairy

milk products; a place or enterprise producing them

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English · milk production place

deierie

a place where milk, butter, and cheese are handled

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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE

SOUND CHANGE

Middle English deierie develops into modern dairy through vowel, spelling, and stress standardization.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

A milk-production place expands to the products and industry associated with it.

CHRONOLOGY

First known use is reported in the fourteenth century.

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Dairy — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord history and first known use: 14th century

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EDITORIAL REUSE

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RELATION / 854dairy

dairy → deierie

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