Where does “railyard” come from?
railyard (English) comes from English yard, from Middle English yerd, from Old English ġeard, from Old French guarde, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
railyard (English): A group of connected railroad tracks used for...
Definitions
- A group of connected railroad tracks used for...
Ancestry of “railyard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | yard | A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or ... |
| 2 | Middle English | yerd | A fenced piece of land; a yard; A plot of land; a... |
| 3 | Old English | ġeard | garden, yard, fence, enclosure; yard, garden,... |
| 4 | Old French | guarde | protection; act of protecting; guard; inflection... |
| 5 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 6 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |