Where does “offshore” come from?
Offshore derives from English shore and score, which trace back through Old English of- and Proto-Germanic ab to Proto-Indo-European apo- meaning away, combined with Proto-Germanic skurō.
offshore (English): Moving away from the shore; Located in the sea...
Definitions
- Moving away from the shore; Located in the sea...
Ancestry of “offshore”, 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 |
Words derived from “offshore”