Where does “skrifte” come from?
skrifte (Danish) comes from Danish skrift, from Middle Low German schrift, from Old Saxon skrift, from Proto-West Germanic skrifti, from Latin scrīptum, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.
skrifte (Danish): to confess one's sins in order to gain absolution
Definitions
- to confess one's sins in order to gain absolution
Ancestry of “skrifte”, step by step
skrifte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish skrift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | skrift | writing; writing, hand; script, font |
| 2 | Middle Low German | schrift | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | skrift | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skrifti | writing, scripture |
| 5 | Latin | scrīptum | text; anything written, writing |
| 6 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |
via Old Norse skripta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | skripta | — |