Etymograph

English

hogsty

Hogsty comes from Middle English hogstye.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hogstye
  2. Englishtodayhogsty

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hogstye
  2. Englishtodayhogsty

A compound of hog + sty

Middle English hog ‘a pig or swine, especially one that is…’

English hog

Proto-Germanic *stiją

Proto-West Germanic *stī

Old English stī

Middle English sty ‘a pigsty’

English sty

Every English word from Middle English hogstye

Today it means

noun Synonym of pigsty.

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

Etymograph / Middle English hogstye / hogsty

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