Where does “vergeboard” come from?
vergeboard (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.
vergeboard (English): A barge board
Definitions
- A barge board
Ancestry of “vergeboard”, step by step
vergeboard 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 verge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | verge | A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger; An... |
| 2 | Middle French | verge | rod; stick; staff; female virgin |
| 3 | Old French | vergé | virgate |
| 4 | Latin | virgatus | made of twigs; striped |
| 5 | Latin | virga | twig, young shoot; rod, switch for flogging;... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wizgā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wisgeh₂ | flexible rod or stick |