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Where does “unshored” come from?

unshored (English) comes from English shored, 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.

unshored (English): Without shoring

Definitions

  1. Without shoring

Ancestry of “unshored”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshoredHaving a shore, often one of a specified type;...
2EnglishshoreLand adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such...
3Middle Englishshorea prop; support
4Middle Dutchschoreshore; crack, rip, tear
5Proto-Germanicskuriz—
6Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow
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