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Where does “офшо́р” come from?

офшо́р (Russian) 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.

Ancestry of “офшо́р”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoffshoreMoving away from the shore; Located in the sea...
2EnglishshoreLand adjoining a non-flowing body of water, such...
3Middle Englishshorea prop; support
4Middle Dutchschoreshore; crack, rip, tear
5Proto-Germanicskuriz—
6Proto-Germanicskeranąto shear
7Proto-Indo-Europeansḱer-to caw, crow

Words derived from “офшо́р”

  • офшорный
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