Etymology

snowboard

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Today it means: A board, somewhat like a broad ski, or a very long skateboard with no wheels, used in the sport of snowboarding. Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sneygʷʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snóygʷʰos
  3. Proto-Germanic*snaiwaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*snaiw
  5. Old Englishsnāw
  6. Middle Englishsnow
  7. Englishsnow
  8. Proto-Germanic*burdą
  9. Proto-West Germanic*bord
  10. Old Englishbord
  11. Middle Englishbord
  12. Englishboard
  13. English todaysnowboard

From snow + board.

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