Etymology

cannery

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Today it means: A factory that produces canned goods. Full definition →

English can ← Middle English can ← Old English cunnan
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥néh₃ti
  3. Proto-Germanic*kunnaną
  4. Proto-West Germanic*kunnan
  5. Old Englishcunnan
  6. Middle Englishcan
  7. Englishcan
  8. English todaycannery

From can + -ery.

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