English
haybale
From hay + bale.
Proto-Indo-European *kewh₂- ‘to beat, hew, forge’
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Proto-Germanic *hawją
Proto-West Germanic *hawi
Old English hīeġ
Middle English hey
English hay
Proto-Germanic *balwaz ‘sick, evil’
Proto-Germanic *balwą ‘evil, misfortune’
Proto-West Germanic *balu ‘evil, evilness, wickedness’
Old English bealu
Middle English bale ‘evil’
English bale
Today it means
noun A bale of hay.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / haybale