Etymology of the English word haywire
the English word
haywirederived from the English word
alludingderived from the English word
alludederived from the Latin word
alludere (frolic, play, sport around)
using the Latin prefix
ad- (to, in addition)
derived from the Latin word
ad (to; near; to; to; to; near)
derived from the English word
hayderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kau-derived from the English word
wirederived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wei-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wirazDate
The earliest known usage of haywire in English dates from the 20th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
