English word origin

Etymology of Oxhey

From Middle English Oxehey, from Old English Oxanġehæġ, from Old English oxa (“ox”) + ġehæġ (“an enclosed piece of land, meadow, a hay”), equivalent to ox + hay.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

A suburb of Watford borough, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TQ1195).

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From Middle English Oxehey, from Old English Oxanġehæġ, from Old English oxa (“ox”) + ġehæġ (“an enclosed piece of land, meadow, a hay”), equivalent to ox + hay.

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Inherited-form mentionOxeheyenm
Inherited-form mentionOxanġehæġang
Derivation mentionoxaang · ox
Word-formation componentoxen
Word-formation componenthayen

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