English

haymow

Haymow comes from Middle English hay mowe.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

A compound of hay + mow

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 *h₂meh₁- ‘to mow, reap’

Proto-Germanic *mēaną ‘to mow, cut down’

Proto-West Germanic *māan ‘to mow’

Old English māwan ‘to mow’

Middle English mowen ‘to mow’

English mow

Every English word from Middle English hay mowe

noun A pile of hay stored in a barn.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.