Where does “mowburning” come from?

mowburning (English) comes from English mow, from Middle English mowen, from Middle English -en, from Old English -en, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos — adjectival suffix.

mowburning (English): Damage to hay caused by overheating while in...

Definitions

  1. Damage to hay caused by overheating while in...

Ancestry of “mowburning”, step by step

mowburning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmowTo cut down grass or crops; To cut down or...
2Middle EnglishmowenTo be strong or powerful; To be able to; to have...
3Middle English-enDenotes the past participle form when attached to...
4Old English-enmæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;...
5Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
6Proto-Norse-īna-
7Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
8Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
9Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via English burning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishburningpresent participle of burn; So hot as to seem to...
2EnglishburnA physical injury caused by heat, cold,...
3Middle EnglishbernenTo burn
4Old EnglishbirnanAlternative form of biernan; to burn
5Proto-West Germanicbrinnanto burn, to be on fire
6Proto-Germanicbrinnanąto burn, to be on fire
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-