English
showyard
From show + yard.
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- ‘to heed, look, take note of’
Proto-Germanic *skawwōną ‘to look, see’
Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn ‘to look, see’
Old English scēawian ‘to look at; to exhibit, display’
Middle English schewen
English show
Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- ‘to enclose’
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Proto-Germanic *gardaz ‘enclosure’
Proto-West Germanic *gard ‘enclosure’
Old English ġeard ‘yard’
Middle English yerd ‘the property surrounding an estate or manor’
English yard
Today it means
noun An enclosed yard where livestock is exhibited.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “showyard”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
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