Where does “retskrivning” come from?

retskrivning (Danish) comes from German Rechtschreibung, from German Schreibung, 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 — to write.

retskrivning (Danish): orthography

Definitions

  1. orthography

Ancestry of “retskrivning”, step by step

retskrivning traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Rechtschreibung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRechtschreibungorthography
2GermanSchreibungwriting, printing; spelling
3Germanschreibento write, write out; to spell, spell out; to...
4Middle High Germanschrīben—
5Old High Germanscrīban—
6Proto-West Germanicskrībanto write
7Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
8Latinscrībōto write
9Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
10Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via Danish ret

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishretstraight; right, proper; rightful
2Old Norseréttrright
3Proto-Germanicrehtuz—

via Danish skrivning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskrivningwriting
2Danishskriveto write
3Old Saxonskrīban—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →