Where does “oddsboard” come from?

oddsboard (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.

oddsboard (English): A board displaying the odds for sports betting

Definitions

  1. A board displaying the odds for sports betting

Ancestry of “oddsboard”, step by step

oddsboard 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 odds

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoddsThe ratio of the probability of an event...
2EnglishoddDiffering from what is usual, ordinary or...
3Middle Englishoddeinflection of od: ## weak singular ## strong/weak...
4Old Norseoddiodd, third or additional number; triangle
5Old Norse-ith
6Latinly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
7Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
8Latincalceusshoe
9Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
10Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-