English

hogyard

From hog + yard.

A compound of hog + yard

Middle English hog ‘a pig or swine, especially one that is…’

English hog

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 for keeping pigs.

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