English
haybote
Haybote comes from Middle English haibote.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500haibote
- Englishearliest quotation 1765–1769haybote
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
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- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500haibote
- Englishearliest quotation 1765–1769haybote
Earliest quotation: 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England: “haybote or hedgebote is wood for repairing of hays”.
A compound of hay ‘hedge’ + bote
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-Indo-European *bʰed- ‘to improve, make better’
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Proto-Germanic *bōtō ‘recompense’
Proto-West Germanic *bōtu ‘recompense, atonement’
Old English bōt ‘help, relief, advantage, remedy’
Middle English bōte ‘advantage, benefit, profit’
English bote
Every English word from Middle English haibote
Today it means
noun An allowance of wood to a tenant for repairing hedges or fences.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English haibote / haybote