Where does “hay” come from?

hay (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish ha ý, from Old Spanish ha, from Old Spanish aver, from Latin habeō, from Proto-Italic habēō, from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- — to grab, to take; to grab, take.

hay (Spanish): there is, there are

Definitions

  1. there is, there are

Ancestry of “hay”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishha ýit has there
2Old Spanishha—
3Old Spanishaverto have
4Latinhabeōto have, hold
5Proto-Italichabēō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰh₁bʰ-to grab, to take; to grab, take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰh₁bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic habēō →Every word from Latin habeō →