Etymograph

English

hangboard

From hang + board.

A compound of hang + board

Middle English hangen ‘to hang’

English hang

Proto-Germanic *burdą ‘board’

Proto-West Germanic *bord ‘board’

Old English bord ‘board’

Middle English boord

English board

Today it means

noun A training device for building finger strength, popular with rock climbers, consisting of holds, usually of different shapes and sizes, attached on a wall.

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

Etymograph / hangboard