Etymology

From Middle Dutch schipbrēke, scipbrāke, scipbrēkinghe, scipbrōkinghe, equivalent to schip ‎(“ship”) +‎ breuk ‎(“break, fracture”). Cognate with Middle Low German schipbrōke ‎(“shipwreck”), Old English scipbroc, scipġebroc ‎(“shipwreck”). More at shipbreach.

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