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Where does “skriv” come from?

skriv (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.

skriv (Danish): writing, text; imperative of skrive

Definitions

  1. writing, text; imperative of skrive

Ancestry of “skriv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskriveto write
2Old Saxonskrīban—
3Proto-West Germanicskrībanto write
4Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
5Latinscrībō—
6Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →