English

foreyard

Foreyard comes from Middle English forȝerd.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Formed from fore- + yard ‘enclosure’

Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘before, formerly’

Proto-Germanic *fura- ‘before, in front of, for’

Proto-West Germanic *forē- ‘before, in front of, fore-, pre-’

English fore-

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

Every English word from Middle English forȝerd

noun A yard in front; front yard

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