Where does “offshorer” come from?
offshorer (English) comes from English offshore, from English shore, from Middle English shore, from Middle Dutch schore, from Proto-Germanic skuriz, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.
offshorer (English): An organization that sends work abroad, hiring...
Definitions
- An organization that sends work abroad, hiring...
Ancestry of “offshorer”, step by step
offshorer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English offshore
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | offshore | Moving away from the shore; Located in the sea... |
| 2 | English | shore | Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such... |
| 3 | Middle English | shore | a prop; support |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schore | shore; crack, rip, tear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skuriz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skeraną | to shear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |