Where does “schore” come from?

schore (Middle English) comes from Old English sċora, from Old Norse skór, from Proto-Germanic skōhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- — to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...

schore (Middle English): shore

Definitions

  1. shore

Ancestry of “schore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċorashore
2Old Norseskórshoe
3Proto-Germanicskōhazshoe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewk-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kew-to caw, to howl; to cover, hide; to cover, hide,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skōhaz →