English
henyard
From hen + yard.
Proto-Indo-European *kan-
Proto-Germanic *hanjō
Proto-West Germanic *hannju
Old English henn
Middle English hen ‘hen, chicken’
English hen
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 or similar area where hens run free.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / henyard