Where does “snøbrettkjører” come from?
snøbrettkjører (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål snøbrett, from English snowboard, from English board, from English boardrider, from English rider, from Middle English ridere, from Middle English ryder, from Old English rīdere — to fit, to fix, to put together.
snøbrettkjører (Norwegian Bokmål): a snowboarder
Definitions
- a snowboarder
Ancestry of “snøbrettkjører”, step by step
snøbrettkjører traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål snøbrett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | snøbrett | a snowboard |
| 2 | English | snowboard | A board, somewhat like a broad ski, or a very... |
| 3 | English | board | A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any... |
| 4 | English | boardrider | surfer |
| 5 | English | rider | One who rides, often on a horse or a motorcycle;... |
| 6 | Middle English | ridere | Alternative form of ryder |
| 7 | Middle English | ryder | A rider or equestrian; one who rides a horse; A... |
| 8 | Old English | rīdere | rider, knight |
| 9 | Old English | rīdan | to ride |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Norwegian Bokmål kjører
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | kjører | present tense of kjøre |