Etymograph

English

fenderboard

From fender + board.

A compound of fender + board

Proto-Germanic *burdą ‘board’

Proto-West Germanic *bord ‘board’

Old English bord ‘board’

Middle English boord

English board

Today it means

noun A protective board for the side of a boat when it is docked against pilings, where normal fenders are not adequate.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / fenderboard