Where does “mowburnt” come from?
mowburnt (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.
mowburnt (English): Of hay: stacked before it is sufficiently dry, leading to excessive fermentation and sometimes toxicity
Definitions
- Of hay: stacked before it is sufficiently dry, leading to excessive fermentation and sometimes toxicity
Ancestry of “mowburnt”, step by step
mowburnt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mow
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mow | To cut down grass or crops; To cut down or... |
| 2 | Middle English | mowen | To be strong or powerful; To be able to; to have... |
| 3 | Middle English | -en | Denotes the past participle form when attached to... |
| 4 | Old English | -en | mæġþ + API → mæġden; cocc + API → cycen, cicen;... |
| 5 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 6 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English burnt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | burnt | simple past tense and past participle of burn;... |
| 2 | English | burn | A physical injury caused by heat, cold,... |
| 3 | Middle English | bernen | To burn |
| 4 | Old English | birnan | Alternative form of biernan; to burn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | brinnan | to burn, to be on fire |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brinnaną | to burn, to be on fire |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |