Where does “hay is for horses” come from?
hay is for horses (English) comes from English hay, from Middle English hay, from Old English hē, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic hīz — nominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these...
Ancestry of “hay is for horses”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hay | Grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder; Any... |
| 2 | Middle English | hay | Alternative form of haye; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | hē | hey |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hiʀ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hīz | nominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these... |