Where does “daughterboard” come from?

daughterboard (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.

daughterboard (English): A circuit board that is an extension of a...

Definitions

  1. A circuit board that is an extension of a...

Ancestry of “daughterboard”, step by step

daughterboard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English board

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboardA relatively long, wide and thin piece of any...
2Englishboardridersurfer
3EnglishriderOne who rides, often on a horse or a motorcycle;...
4Middle EnglishridereAlternative form of ryder
5Middle EnglishryderA rider or equestrian; one who rides a horse; A...
6Old Englishrīdererider, knight
7Old Englishrīdanto ride
8Proto-West Germanicrīdanto ride
9Proto-Germanicrīdanąto ride
10Proto-Indo-Europeanrēydʰ-
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via English daughter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdaughterOne’s female offspring; A female descendant; A...
2Middle EnglishdoghterA daughter; one's female offspring
3Old Englishdohtordaughter
4Proto-West Germanicdohterdaughter
5Proto-Germanicduhtērdaughter
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰugh₂tḗrdaughter
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną
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