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Where does “shored” come from?

Shored derives from the English verb shore, which comes from Old Norse skor, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -tós, a suffix forming agent nouns and past participles.

shored (English): Having a shore, often one of a specified type;...

Definitions

  1. Having a shore, often one of a specified type;...

Ancestry of “shored”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshoreLand adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such...
2Middle Englishshorea prop; support
3Middle Dutchschoreshore; crack, rip, tear
4Proto-Germanicskuriz—
5Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “shored”

  • unshored
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