Where does “beskrive” come from?

beskrive (Danish) comes from German beschreiben, from German schreiben, from Middle High German schrīben, from Old High German scrīban, from Proto-West Germanic skrīban, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō — to write.

beskrive (Danish): to describe

Definitions

to describe

Ancestry of “beskrive”, step by step

beskrive traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German beschreiben

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	beschreiben	to describe; to write on; to write to
2	German	schreiben	to write, write out; to spell, spell out; to...
3	Middle High German	schrīben	—
4	Old High German	scrīban	—
5	Proto-West Germanic	skrīban	to write
6	Proto-Germanic	skrībaną	to write
7	Latin	scrībō	to write
8	Proto-Italic	skreiβō	to carve
9	Proto-Indo-European	skreybʰ-	to write

via Middle Low German beschrîven

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Low German	beschrîven	to write down, to note, to mark
2	Middle Low German	schrîven	to write to write down words
3	Old Saxon	skrīvan	to write
4	Proto-Slavic	skovornъ	lark

via Danish skrive

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	skrive	to write
2	Old Saxon	skrīban	—

Words derived from “beskrive”

beskrivelse

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →