Where does “snøbrett” come from?
snøbrett (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English snowboard, 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.
snøbrett (Norwegian Nynorsk): a snowboard
Definitions
- a snowboard
Ancestry of “snøbrett”, step by step
snøbrett traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English snowboard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | snowboard | A board, somewhat like a broad ski, or a very... |
| 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 |