Where does “seashore” come from?
Sea comes from Old English sǽ, from Proto-Germanic *saiwiz, from Proto-Indo-European *sew- meaning to flow or moisture.
seashore (English): The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean; The...
Definitions
- The coastal land bordering a sea or an ocean; The...
Ancestry of “seashore”, step by step
seashore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sea | A large body of salt water; A lake, especially if... |
| 2 | Middle English | see | sea, ocean; A body of water, a lake; seat, chair |
| 3 | Old English | sǣ | sea, lake |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwi | sea |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |