Where does “hay” come from?
I notice the chain provided appears to trace multiple unrelated etymologies (starting with "gay," then "hē," then jumping to various roots), which doesn't form a coherent single chain for "hay."
Could you clarify or provide the correct etymological chain for "hay"? A proper chain should show a linear descent like: English hay ← Old English hēg ← Proto-Germanic *haugiz ← Proto-Indo-European *keuh₂- (or similar), with each step flowing logically to the next.
Once you provide the correct chain, I'll write the sentence following all your rules.
hay (English): Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder; Any...
Definitions
- Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder; Any...
Ancestry of “hay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | hay | Alternative form of haye; Alternative form of... |
| 2 | Old English | hē | hey |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *hiʀ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hīz | nominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these... |