Where does “offshore” come from?
offshore (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from English offshore, 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.
offshore (Norwegian Nynorsk): offshore
Definitions
- offshore
Ancestry of “offshore”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | offshore | Moving away from the shore; Located in the sea... |
| 2 | English | shore | Land adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such... |
| 3 | Middle English | shore | a prop; support |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | schore | shore; crack, rip, tear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skuriz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skeraną | to shear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱer- | to caw, crow |