Where does “notice board” come from?
notice board (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.
notice board (English): A board, hanging on a wall, on which notices and...
Definitions
- A board, hanging on a wall, on which notices and...
Ancestry of “notice board”, step by step
notice board 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 notice
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | notice | The act of observing; perception; A written or... |
| 2 | Middle French | notice | — |
| 3 | Latin | nōtitia | fame, renown, celebrity |
| 4 | Latin | nōtus | — |
| 5 | Latin | nōscō | to become acquainted with something, learn about it, to be aware of |
| 6 | Latin | gnōscō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | gnōskō | know, get to know |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥h₃sḱéti | to recognise |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |