guernsey · noun1
From Guernsey.
Guernsey · proper noun, noun2
From Anglo-Norman, from Old Norse, compound of Grani (“Grani's”) and ey (“island”). Folk etymology points to a dialectal root for green.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A breed of dairy cattle originally bred on Guernsey; any individual of this breed. Full definition →
From Guernsey.
From Anglo-Norman, from Old Norse, compound of Grani (“Grani's”) and ey (“island”). Folk etymology points to a dialectal root for green.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.