Where does “teeterboard” come from?
teeterboard (English) comes from English teeter, from English titter, from English tit, from Middle English tit, from Old English tit, from Old English titt, from Proto-Germanic titt-, from Proto-Indo-European tata- — poison, venom.
teeterboard (English): A seesaw; teetertotter; A similar board used by...
Definitions
- A seesaw; teetertotter; A similar board used by...
Ancestry of “teeterboard”, step by step
teeterboard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English teeter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | teeter | To tilt back and forth on an edge; To be... |
| 2 | English | titter | To laugh or giggle in a somewhat subdued or... |
| 3 | English | tit | A mammary gland, teat; A woman's breast; An... |
| 4 | Middle English | tit | — |
| 5 | Old English | tit | — |
| 6 | Old English | titt | tit, teat, breast; nipple |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | titt- | teat; nipple; breast |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tata- | father; parent; nipple |
| 9 | Sanskrit | तथा | in that manner |
| 10 | Sanskrit | यथा | in which manner or way, according as, as, like |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HyátʰaH | in which way, as, in which manner |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yós | that, who, which |
| 13 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
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 |