Where does “mountboard” come from?

mountboard (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.

mountboard (English): A board on which photographs can be mounted

Definitions

  1. A board on which photographs can be mounted

Ancestry of “mountboard”, step by step

mountboard 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 Mount

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMountOS grid ref SW7856
2Middle EnglishmountA mountain; a mount or peak, especially the Alps
3Old Englishmunta hill, mound; a mount or mountain
4Latinmōnsmountain, mount
5Proto-Italic*monts
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-