Where does “boardslide” come from?
boardslide (English) comes from English board, from English boardrider, from English rider, from Middle English ridere, from Middle English ryder, from Old English rīdere, from Old English rīdan, from Proto-West Germanic rīdan — to fit, to fix, to put together.
boardslide (English): A slide trick where the boarder stands on the...
Definitions
- A slide trick where the boarder stands on the...
Ancestry of “boardslide”, step by step
boardslide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English board
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | board | A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any... |
| 2 | English | boardrider | surfer |
| 3 | English | rider | One who rides, often on a horse or a motorcycle;... |
| 4 | Middle English | ridere | Alternative form of ryder |
| 5 | Middle English | ryder | A rider or equestrian; one who rides a horse; A... |
| 6 | Old English | rīdere | rider, knight |
| 7 | Old English | rīdan | to ride |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via English slide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slide | To move in continuous contact with a surface; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | sliden | To slide; to propel oneself along a surface; To... |
| 3 | Old English | slīdan | to slide |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slīdaną | to slide, to slip |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sléydʰ-e-ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sleydʰ- | to slip, slide; to be slippery, slick |