shelf

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.
  2. The capacity of such an object
  3. A projecting ledge that resembles such an object.
  4. The part of a repository where shelvesets are stored.

Frequentie

C1
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ʃɛlf/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English schelfe, probably from Old English sċylfe, sċilfe (“shelf, ledge, deck of a ship”), from Proto-West Germanic *skilfijā, from Proto-Germanic *skelfō (“shelf, ledge, cliff”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH- (“to cut”), distantly related to sculpt, carve and shell. Cognate with Dutch schelf (“hay loft, haystack”), German Low German Schelf (“haystack”), Old Norse skjalf (“bench”).

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