Etymograph

English

scorekeeper

From score + keeper.

A compound of score + keeper

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ‘to cut off’

Proto-Germanic *skurō ‘incision’

Old Norse skor ‘a score’

Old English scoru ‘notch’

Middle English score

English score

Middle English kepere

English keeper

Today it means

noun Someone who keeps track of the score at a sporting event or other contest.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “scorekeeper”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / scorekeeper