Words that come from Proto-Germanic wrītaną

153 words across 18 languages descend from Proto-Germanic wrītaną — including written, writing, write, handwriting, rewrite, handwritten, underwriter, typewritten.

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English (87)

Middle English (13)

Old English (12)

Swedish (11)

Icelandic (11)

Old Norse (3)

Norwegian Nynorsk (3)

Faroese (2)

Tok Pisin (2)

Dutch (1)

Translingual (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Middle Low German (1)

Old Saxon (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Japanese (1)