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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kel(H)-p-der. Proto-Germanic *skelfōder. Proto-West Germanic *skelfu:der. Proto-West Germanic *skilfijā Old English sċylfe? Middle English schelfe English shelf Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English shelfward From shelf + -ward.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Toward a (geological) shelf.