Where does “table boarder” come from?
table boarder (English) comes from English boarder, 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 — to fit, to fix, to put together.
table boarder (English): A lodger who receives meals as well as accommodation
Definitions
- A lodger who receives meals as well as accommodation
Ancestry of “table boarder”, step by step
table boarder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English boarder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | boarder | A pupil who lives at school during term time;... |
| 2 | English | board | A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any... |
| 3 | English | boardrider | surfer |
| 4 | English | rider | One who rides, often on a horse or a motorcycle;... |
| 5 | Middle English | ridere | Alternative form of ryder |
| 6 | Middle English | ryder | A rider or equestrian; one who rides a horse; A... |
| 7 | Old English | rīdere | rider, knight |
| 8 | Old English | rīdan | to ride |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |