Where does “upshore” come from?

upshore (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.

upshore (English): Higher up a shore (away from the shoreline)

Definitions

  1. Higher up a shore (away from the shoreline)

Ancestry of “upshore”, step by step

upshore 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 up

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupAway from the surface of the Earth or other...
2Middle Englishupto a vertical axis
3Old Englishuppup; upstairs
4Proto-West Germanic*upp—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuriz →