Etymology

dairy

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Today it means: (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk. Full definition →

Middle English deyerie ← Anglo-Norman deyerie
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  1. Anglo-Norman · derived fromdeyerie“dairy”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdeyerie“dairy, dairy farm”
  3. English todaydairy

Inherited from Middle English deyerie (“dairy, dairy farm”), from Anglo-Norman deyerie (“dairy”), from deye (“dairymaid”) + -erie (“-ery”); by surface analysis, dey (“dairymaid”) + -ry. Cognate with Scots dery, dyrie.

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