English

tramyard

From tram + yard.

A compound of tram + yard

Low German traam ‘tram, shaft of a barrow’

English tram

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 depot where trams (streetcars) are stored while not in use.

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

Etymograph / tramyard