Where does “shilf” come from?

shilf (English) comes from English shelf, from Middle English schelfe, from Old English sċylfe — deck of a ship.

shilf (English): straw

Definitions

  1. straw

Ancestry of “shilf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshelfA flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to...
2Middle EnglishschelfeA shelf or ledge; A cupboard; a piece of...
3Old Englishsċylfedeck of a ship

Words derived from “shilf”

Every word from Old English sċylfe →