Where does “cheesemonger” come from?

cheesemonger (English) comes from English monger, from Middle English mongere, from Old English māngere, from Old English māngian — to trade, traffic, do as a monger.

cheesemonger (English): Someone who sells cheese

Definitions

Someone who sells cheese

Ancestry of “cheesemonger”, step by step

cheesemonger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English monger

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	monger	A dealer in a specific commodity; A person...
2	Middle English	mongere	A retailer; a merchant
3	Old English	māngere	trader, merchant, dealer, monger
4	Old English	māngian	to trade, traffic, do as a monger

via English cheese

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	cheese	A dairy product made from curdled or cultured...
2	English	cheesy	Overdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd,...
3	Middle English	chesy	—

Words derived from “cheesemonger”

Every word from Old English māngian →Every word from Old English māngere →Every word from Middle English mongere →