Where does “panelboard” come from?
panelboard (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.
panelboard (English): a distribution board
Definitions
- a distribution board
Ancestry of “panelboard”, step by step
panelboard 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 panel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | panel | A rectangular section of a surface, or of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | panel | A swatch or portion of textiles or cloth; A... |
| 3 | Old French | panel | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | pannellus | — |
| 5 | Latin | pannulus | — |
| 6 | Latin | pannus | cloth; rag; garment |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂n- | something woven; weave; tissue; fabric; cloth; to... |