Where does “scórchlár” come from?
scórchlár (Irish) comes from English scoreboard, 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.
scórchlár (Irish): scoreboard
Definitions
- scoreboard
Ancestry of “scórchlár”, step by step
scórchlár traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English scoreboard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scoreboard | A large board that displays the score in a game... |
| 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 |
via Irish Clár
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | Clár | board, plank |
| 2 | Old Irish | clár | board, plank; stave; gameboard |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | klārom | table; plank, board, table |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kleh₂ro- | plank |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kelh₂- | to beat; to break |
via Irish scór
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | scór | score, notch; reckoning, tally; tally of work... |