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Where does “vineyard” come from?

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

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*wīnagard—

Words derived from “vineyard”

  • vineyardist
  • vinyard
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