Where does “vinyard” come from?

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

vinyard (English): Obsolete spelling of vineyard

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of vineyard

Ancestry of “vinyard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishvyneȝerd—
2Old Englishwīnġeardwine yard, vine yard
3Proto-West Germanic*wīnagardvineyard
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *wīnagard →Every word from Old English wīnġeard →Every word from Middle English vyneȝerd →
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