Where does “shorelessness” come from?
shorelessness (English) comes from English shoreless, 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.
shorelessness (English): Absence of a shore
Definitions
- Absence of a shore
Ancestry of “shorelessness”, step by step
shorelessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English shoreless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | shoreless | Without a shore, or with no shore in sight;... |
| 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 Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |