Where does “scorereader” come from?

scorereader (English) comes from English score, from Middle English score, from Old English scoru, from Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

scorereader (English): reading software, used to read sheet music (especially for piano) and play it back

Definitions

  1. reading software, used to read sheet music (especially for piano) and play it back

Ancestry of “scorereader”, step by step

scorereader traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English score

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscoreThe total number of goals, points, runs, etc....
2Middle Englishscorescore
3Old Englishscorunotch; tally; score
4Old Norseskórshoe
5Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

via English reader

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishreaderA person who reads; A person who reads a...
2Middle Englishreder
3Old Englishrēdere
4Proto-West Germanicrādāri
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic skōhaz