Etymology

merchandry

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Today it means: trade; commerce Full definition →

Middle English marchaundrye ← Old French marcheanderie
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The story

  1. Old French · derived frommarcheanderie
  2. Middle English · inherited frommarchaundrye
  3. English todaymerchandry

From Middle English marchaundrye, from Old French marcheanderie.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.