Etymograph

English

gannetry

From gannet + -ry.

Formed from gannet + -ry

Proto-Germanic *ganatuz

Proto-West Germanic *ganat

Old English ganot ‘gannet (sea-bird)’

Middle English ganet

English gannet

Today it means

noun A colony of gannets (especially one established on an isolated marine rock, during the breeding season).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / gannetry