English

hayrick

From hay + rick.

A compound of hay + rick

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

Old English hrycce ‘rick, heap, pile’

Middle English *rykke

English rick

Today it means

noun A haystack.

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