Where does “omskrive” come from?

omskrive (Danish) comes from Danish skrive, from Old Saxon skrīban, from Proto-West Germanic skrīban, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

omskrive (Danish): to rewrite, paraphrase

Definitions

  1. to rewrite, paraphrase

Ancestry of “omskrive”, step by step

omskrive traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish skrive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskriveto write
2Old Saxonskrīban—
3Proto-West Germanicskrībanto write
4Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
5Latinscrībōto write
6Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via Danish om

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishomabout; such that something changes orientation or...
2Old Danishef—
3Old Norseefif
4Proto-Germanicjabaiwhen, if
5Proto-Indo-Europeanē-then, at that time
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →