English
gaolyard
From gaol + yard.
Proto-Italic *kawos
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Latin cavea ‘cavity, coop, cage’
Late Latin caveola ‘little cage’
Medieval Latin gabiola
Middle English gayole ‘jail, prison’
English gaol
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 Dated spelling of jailyard.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gaolyard