English
sheepyard
From sheep + yard.
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 enclosure for sheep.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / sheepyard