Where does “shoulder” come from?
Shoulder comes from Middle English schulder, from Old English sculdra, from Proto-West Germanic skuldru, of unknown origin.
shoulder (English): The part of an animal's body between the base of...
Definitions
- The part of an animal's body between the base of...
Ancestry of “shoulder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | schuldre | The shoulder; One's strength or carrying... |
| 2 | Old English | sċuldra | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | skuldru | shoulder |
Words derived from “shoulder”