English

gypsum board

From gypsum + board.

A compound of gypsum + board

Ancient Greek γύψος ‘chalk’

Latin gypsum

Proto-Germanic *burdą ‘board’

Proto-West Germanic *bord ‘board’

Old English bord ‘board’

Middle English boord

English board

Today it means

noun Panels used for drywall construction.

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

Etymograph / gypsum board