English
lichyard
From lich (“corpse”) + yard.
A compound of lich ‘corpse’ + yard
Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ‘to jump around, run around’
Proto-Germanic *līką ‘body’
Proto-West Germanic *līk ‘body’
Old English līċ
Middle English lich ‘a body’
English lich
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 graveyard.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / lichyard