Where does “cupboardful” come from?
cupboardful (English) comes from English cupboard, 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 — to fit, to fix, to put together.
cupboardful (English): As much as a cupboard will hold
Definitions
- As much as a cupboard will hold
Ancestry of “cupboardful”, step by step
cupboardful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cupboard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cupboard | A board or table used to openly hold and display... |
| 2 | English | board | A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any... |
| 3 | English | boardrider | surfer |
| 4 | English | rider | One who rides, often on a horse or a motorcycle;... |
| 5 | Middle English | ridere | Alternative form of ryder |
| 6 | Middle English | ryder | A rider or equestrian; one who rides a horse; A... |
| 7 | Old English | rīdere | rider, knight |
| 8 | Old English | rīdan | to ride |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |