English

hayrack

From hay + rack.

A compound of hay + rack

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 *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’

Middle Dutch rac

Middle English rakke

English rack

Today it means

noun A freestanding vertical drying-rack for animal fodder.

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