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
- The region extending seaward from the shoreline;...
Ancestry of “nearshore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | shore | Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such... |
| 2 | Middle English | shore | a prop; support |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | schore | shore; crack, rip, tear |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skuriz | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skeraną | to shear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |