Where does “daisy” come from?

daisy (Cebuano) comes from English Daisy, from Middle English dayesye, from Old English dæġes ēage — daisy.

Ancestry of “daisy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDaisyA Girl Scout at the initial introductory level
2Middle Englishdayesyedaisy
3Old Englishdæġes ēagedaisy
Every word from Old English dæġes ēage →Every word from Middle English dayesye →Every word from English Daisy →