Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beamshelf

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
beamshelf
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The structure that supports each end of a crossbeam

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *bagmaz? Proto-West Germanic *baum Old English bēam Middle English bem English beam 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 English beamshelf From beam + shelf.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does beamshelf mean?
The structure that supports each end of a crossbeam
Where does beamshelf come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *bagmaz? Proto-West Germanic *baum Old English bēam Middle English bem English beam 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 English beamshelf From beam + shelf.

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