English
haymaking
Haymaking comes from Middle English hey makyng.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hey makyng
- Englishearliest quotation 1828haymaking
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hey makyng
- Englishearliest quotation 1828haymaking
Earliest quotation: 1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology: “They especially liked to be with the mowers in…”
Every English word from Middle English hey makyng
Today it means
noun The cutting of grass and subsequently curing it to make hay as fodder for animals.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English hey makyng / haymaking