English
freightyard
From freight + yard.
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyḱ- ‘to come into possession of, obtain’
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Old Saxon frāht
Middle Low German vracht
Middle Dutch vracht ‘freight, load, cargo’
Middle English freight
English freight
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 goods to be transported are stored.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / freightyard