English
limeyard
From lime + yard (“area, space, enclosure”).
Formed from lime + yard ‘area, space, enclosure’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- ‘to smear’
Proto-Germanic *līmaz ‘glue, lime’
Proto-West Germanic *līm ‘glue’
Old English līm ‘glue’
Middle English lyme ‘organ, body part’
English lime
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 An area where lime is mined, processed, or kept
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / limeyard