Where does “briefskrywer” come from?

briefskrywer (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans brief, from Dutch brief, from Middle Dutch brief, from Latin brevis, from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus, from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- — short.

briefskrywer (Afrikaans): letter writer

Definitions

  1. letter writer

Ancestry of “briefskrywer”, step by step

briefskrywer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans brief

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansbriefletter
2Dutchbriefletter
3Middle Dutchbrief—
4Latinbrevisshort, small, little, narrow; brief, short;...
5Proto-Italic*breɣʷis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmréǵʰusshort; brief
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmreǵʰ-short

via Afrikaans skrywer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansskrywerwriter
2Dutchschrijverwriter, author; scribe, clerk
3Middle Dutchschriver—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mreǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mréǵʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic *breɣʷis →