Where does “midshelf” come from?

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

midshelf (English): At the middle of a shelf

Definitions

  1. At the middle of a shelf

Ancestry of “midshelf”, 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 →