Where does “nearshore” come from?

Nearshore combines English near and English score, ultimately deriving from Old Norse skor, Proto-Germanic neurô, and Proto-Indo-European negʷʰrós, with near tracing to Proto-Germanic nēhwaz and Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos from the root h₂neḱ-.

nearshore (English): The region extending seaward from the shoreline;...

Definitions

  1. The region extending seaward from the shoreline;...

Ancestry of “nearshore”, step by step

nearshore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shore

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshoreLand adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such...
2Middle Englishshorea prop; support
3Middle Dutchschoreshore; crack, rip, tear
4Proto-Germanicskuriz—
5Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

via English near

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnearPhysically close; Close in time; Closely...
2Middle Englishnerekidney; near; weren't
3Middle Low Germannēre—
4Proto-West Germanic*neurō—
5Proto-Germanicneurôkidney; testicle
6Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷʰróskidney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuriz →