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Where does “schip-wracke” come from?

schip-wracke (Middle English) comes from Old English scipwræc — jetsam.

Ancestry of “schip-wracke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscipwræcjetsam

Words derived from “schip-wracke”

  • shipwreck
  • shipwrecky
  • shipwreckee
Every word from Old English scipwræc →