Brickyard
/ˈbrɪk.jɑːrd/noun
A place where bricks are made, stacked, or stored.
Did you know?Brickyard is a straightforward English compound, but its second half, yard, comes from an ancient Germanic root for an enclosed space — the same deep family behind words for courts, gardens, and guarded places.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*gardaz
“an enclosed space, yard, or fenced area”
Old English
OE
geard
“an enclosure, yard, or dwelling place”
Old English
OE
bryc
“brick; baked clay block”
Middle English
ME
brik yerd
“a place where bricks are made or kept”
Modern English
English
brickyard
“a place where bricks are manufactured, stored, or sold”