English
Guernsey
Guernsey comes from English ey ‘island’.
- English1500–presentey‘island’
- Englishearliest quotation 2018Guernsey
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentey‘island’
- Englishearliest quotation 2018Guernsey
Earliest quotation: 2018, Mark Kurlansky, Chapter 1: The First Taste of Sweetness: “Different milks have varying amounts of fats, proteins, and…”
Every English word from English ey
Today it means
name An island, the second-largest of the Channel Islands.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English ey / Guernsey