Where does “shore” come from?

shore (Middle English) comes from Middle Dutch schore, from Proto-Germanic skuriz, from Proto-Germanic skeraną, from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- — to caw, crow.

shore (Middle English): a prop; support

Definitions

  1. a prop; support

Ancestry of “shore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschoreshore; crack, rip, tear
2Proto-Germanicskuriz—
3Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “shore”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeraną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skuriz →