Where does “hay” come from?
hay (Middle English) comes from Old English hē, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic hīz — nominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these...
hay (Middle English): Alternative form of haye; Alternative form of...
Definitions
- Alternative form of haye; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “hay”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | hē | hey |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *hiʀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hīz | nominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these... |