English

kiteboard

From kite + board.

A compound of kite + board

Proto-West Germanic *kūt ‘bird of prey’

Proto-West Germanic *kūtijō ‘kite (bird)’

Old English cȳta

Middle English kyte ‘a kite endemic to Europe, especially the red…’

English kite

Proto-Germanic *burdą ‘board’

Proto-West Germanic *bord ‘board’

Old English bord ‘board’

Middle English boord

English board

Today it means

noun A specialized lightweight wakeboard used for kiteboarding.

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

Etymograph / kiteboard