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shipward.

toward a ship

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv

toward a ship
not-comparable

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.? Proto-Germanic *skipą Proto-West Germanic *skip Old English scip Middle English schip English ship Proto-Indo-European *wert-der. Proto-Germanic *wardaz Old English -weard English -ward English shipward From ship + -ward.

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