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E 0812 SHORE
The word " shore " is, via
Middle Dutch, of Germanic origin .
H 0950 ה ר ו ש
H 0950 ר ו ש
Concept of root : supporting wall
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ה ; ר ו ש
ר ו ש
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shurą;
shur
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buttress, shore-wall;
wall
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Related English words
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shore
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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ה ר ו ש
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ר ו ש
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shurą;
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shur
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buttress, shore-wall;
wall
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sh (u) r
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English
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shore
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shore
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sh (o) r
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Dutch
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schoor
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sghoor
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shore
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sgh (o) r
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Proto-Semitic *SHUR --- *SKŌR- Proto-Germanic
We find here a simple, direct similarity from the building sector. Walls had to be shored also in the far past, and a word for that was needed. The root has remained the same also in modern English. Both in English and Hebrew we see similar roots also with different messages, but that does not touch this case.
This entry is related to number E 0813 (Hebrew 0889), where more details have been elaborated.
Note:
- Proto-Semitic . This root is seen in Aramaic and Syriac "ש ו ר א, shurą= wall". Arabic "sūr = wall". This root was probably in use in Proto-Semitic "*ש ו ר , SH W R, shur".
Note:
- Proto-Germanic . As usual, the initial consonant(s) in older and newer Germanic languages vary from "SK" to "SH" and "SGH (spelled SCH)". The following vowel is "O" and the closing consonant is "R". Though Hebrew already shows "SH" as in English and German , the impression is that Proto-Germanic had "SK" and that some languages, like English, then "returned" to "SH" as well. Proto-Germanic probably had "*SK Ō R-".
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- Indo-European . Very often, when a similarity is found between Semitic and Germanic, the comparison stays there, as no probable cognates can be found in other branches of Indo-European. This is the case also here.
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 05/12/2012 at 18.04.29 |
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