Etymology

foreyard

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Today it means: A yard in front; front yard Full definition →

Middle English forȝerd
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foreyard · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromforȝerd
  2. English todayforeyard

From Middle English forȝerd, equivalent to fore- + yard (“enclosure”). Compare German Vorgarten.

foreyard · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pr̥h₂éy
  4. Proto-Germanic*furai
  5. Proto-Germanic*furai-
  6. Proto-West Germanic*forē-
  7. Old Englishfore-
  8. Middle Englishfore-
  9. Englishfore-
  10. Proto-Germanic*gazdaz
  11. Proto-West Germanic*gaʀdi
  12. Anglian Old Englishġerd
  13. Middle Englishyerde
  14. Englishyard
  15. English todayforeyard

From fore- + yard (“stick; beam”).

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