From Middle English schip-wracke, from Old English sċipwræc ("jetsam"), equivalent to ship + wrack. Cognate with Scots schip-wrak ("to shipwreck"), Swedish skeppsvrak ("shipwreck"). Modern form is due to influence from wreck.
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