Where does “šelf” come from?

šelf (Serbo-Croatian) comes from English shelf, from Middle English schelfe, from Old English sċylfe — deck of a ship.

šelf (Serbo-Croatian): shelf

Definitions

  1. shelf

Ancestry of “šelf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshelfA flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to...
2Middle EnglishschelfeA shelf or ledge; A cupboard; a piece of...
3Old Englishsċylfedeck of a ship
Every word from Old English sċylfe →Every word from Middle English schelfe →Every word from English shelf →
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