Vineyard
/ˈvaɪnjərd/noun
A piece of land where grapevines are grown.
Did you know?Vineyard is one of those English words built from native Germanic pieces, tracing back to Old English *wīngeard*—literally a “wine-yard,” a fenced or enclosed place for vines and grapes.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*win-o-
“grape, wine”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*wīną
“wine”
Old English
OE
wīngeard
“a vineyard; a plot of vines, literally a wine-garden/enclosure”
Middle English
ME
vynyard
“a vineyard or grape plantation”
Modern English
English
vineyard
“land planted with grapevines”