Where does “vineyard” come from?

vineyard (English) comes from Middle English vyneȝerd, from Old English wīnġeard, from Proto-West Germanic *wīnagard — vineyard.

vineyard (English): A grape plantation, especially one used in the...

Definitions

  1. A grape plantation, especially one used in the...

Ancestry of “vineyard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishvyneȝerd—
2Old Englishwīnġeardwine yard, vine yard
3Proto-West Germanic*wīnagardvineyard

Words derived from “vineyard”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wīnagard →Every word from Old English wīnġeard →Every word from Middle English vyneȝerd →