Where does “skriftlig” come from?

skriftlig (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.

skriftlig (Danish): textual, written

Definitions

  1. textual, written

Ancestry of “skriftlig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskriftwriting; writing, hand; script, font
2Middle Low Germanschrift—
3Old Saxonskrift—
4Proto-West Germanicskriftiwriting, scripture
5Latinscrīptumtext; anything written, writing
6Latinscrībōto write
7Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →