Where does “skrivebord” come from?

skrivebord (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.

skrivebord (Danish): a desk

Definitions

  1. a desk

Ancestry of “skrivebord”, step by step

skrivebord 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 bord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbordtable, desk; plank; imperative of borde
2Old Norseborðedge, side of a vessel
3Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “skrivebord”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →
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