Where does “shoreless” come from?

shoreless (English) comes 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.

shoreless (English): Without a shore, or with no shore in sight;...

Definitions

  1. Without a shore, or with no shore in sight;...

Ancestry of “shoreless”, step by step

shoreless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shore

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

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus—

Words derived from “shoreless”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →