Where does “mid-shelf” come from?

mid-shelf (English) comes from English shelf, from Middle English schelfe, from Old English sċylfe — deck of a ship.

mid-shelf (English): In the middle of a shelf

Definitions

  1. In the middle of a shelf

Ancestry of “mid-shelf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshelfA flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to...
2Middle EnglishschelfeA shelf or ledge; A cupboard; a piece of...
3Old Englishsċylfedeck of a ship
Every word from Old English sċylfe →