Where does “leeboard” come from?
leeboard (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.
leeboard (English): A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the...
Definitions
- A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the...
Ancestry of “leeboard”, step by step
leeboard 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 lee
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lee | A protected cove or harbor, out of the wind; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | lee | To lie; to speak falsely |
| 3 | Old English | hlēo | shelter |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *hlaiw | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlaiwaz | shelter |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱley- | to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |