English
haycap
From hay + cap.
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
Latin caput ‘head’
Late Latin cappa ‘cap, hood, cape’
Proto-West Germanic *kappā ‘covering, hood, mantle’
Old English cæppe ‘cap, hood’
Middle English cappe ‘cap’
English cap
Today it means
noun A canvas covering for a haycock.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / haycap