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NODE / 0967attestedOld English

dǣge

TRANSLITERATION dǣge

female baker; female servant

DATE
Old English
SENSE
female baker servant
FAMILY
Indo-European / West Germanic
CANONICAL KEY
node:3:dage:attested:sense:female-baker-servant

The older role preserves the bread and kneading family.

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ANCESTRAL EDGES

ROOT OF THIS ROOT

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GO DEEPERinheritanceestablished
Proto-Germanic · Proto-Germanic · female baker germanic

*daigjōn-

female baker or servant

SOUND
Old English dǣge reflects reconstructed Proto-Germanic *daigjōn-.
MEANING
The occupational female baker or servant meaning continues.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster Editors · Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE
established
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DIRECT DESCENDANT EDGES

THE NEXT HISTORICAL STEP

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DESCENDANTinheritanceestablished
Middle English · Middle English · woman managing milk

deie

woman in charge of milking and making butter and cheese

SOUND
Middle English deie continues Old English dǣge with regular reduction and spelling change.
MEANING
Woman managing milk and food production continues the earlier female baker or servant role.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster Editors
CONFIDENCE
established
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TRANSITIVE DESCENDANT CLOSURE

EVERY REVIEWED BRANCH FROM HERE

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This is the complete downstream closure currently supported by the canonical graph. Every displayed step is a real reviewed edge with its own sound claim, meaning claim, scholar, confidence, and citations.

UNIQUE DESCENDANT NODES
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REVIEWED EDGES
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DEEPEST PATH
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MODERN DOSSIERS REACHED
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STEP 04continuationestablished
SOUND
Middle English deierie develops into modern dairy through vowel, spelling, and stress standardization.
MEANING
A milk-production place expands to the products and industry associated with it.
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RECORDED EVIDENCE

ATTESTATIONS / FIRST KNOWN USE

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WORD DOSSIERS USING THIS NODE

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