Where does “staffrider” come from?

staffrider (English) comes from English rīder, 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.

staffrider (English): A person who travelled dangerously by hanging on to the side of a railway carriage

Definitions

  1. A person who travelled dangerously by hanging on to the side of a railway carriage

Ancestry of “staffrider”, step by step

staffrider traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rīder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishrīder
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 staff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstaffA long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick,...
2Middle EnglishstafA staff, rod or pole; a relatively long, narrow,...
3Old Englishstæfstaff; letter, written character
4Proto-West Germanicstabstaff; letter
5Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēydʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic rīdaną