English
feedyard
From feed + yard.
Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną ‘to feed’
Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan ‘to feed’
Old English fēdan ‘to feed’
Middle English feden
English feed
Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- ‘to enclose’
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Proto-Germanic *gardaz ‘enclosure’
Proto-West Germanic *gard ‘enclosure’
Old English ġeard ‘yard’
Middle English yerd ‘the property surrounding an estate or manor’
English yard
Today it means
noun A yard where cattle are given food.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / feedyard