Where does “shoulders” come from?
shoulders (English) comes from English shoulder, from Middle English schuldre, from Old English sċuldra, from Proto-West Germanic skuldru — shoulder.
shoulders (English): plural of shoulder; The two shoulders and the...
Definitions
- plural of shoulder; The two shoulders and the...
Ancestry of “shoulders”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | shoulder | The part of an animal's body between the base of... |
| 2 | Middle English | schuldre | The shoulder; One's strength or carrying... |
| 3 | Old English | sċuldra | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skuldru | shoulder |