Etymology

scoreboard

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Today it means: A large board that displays the score in a game or contest. Full definition →

English board ← Middle English bord ← Old English bord
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  2. Proto-Germanic*skurō
  3. Old Norseskor
  4. Old Englishscoru
  5. Middle Englishscore
  6. Englishscore
  7. Proto-Germanic*burdą
  8. Proto-West Germanic*bord
  9. Old Englishbord
  10. Middle Englishbord
  11. Englishboard
  12. English todayscoreboard

From score + board.

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