Shore
/ʃɔːr/noun
The land along the edge of a sea, lake, or other large body of water.
Did you know?English shore is probably related to the Germanic verb meaning “to cut,” which makes the coastline feel less like a postcard and more like a boundary carved into the world.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sker-
“to cut, to split”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*skurô
“a cutting, division; edge”
Old English
OE
scor
“shore, coast; edge or boundary”
Middle English
ME
shore
“coast, land beside water”
Modern English
English
shore
“the land along the edge of a body of water”