Where does “Schrift” come from?
Schrift (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch scrift, from Old Dutch skrifti, from Latin scrīptum, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.
Schrift (Dutch): script
Definitions
- script
Ancestry of “Schrift”, step by step
Schrift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Dutch scrift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | scrift | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | skrifti | — |
| 3 | Latin | scrīptum | text; anything written, writing |
| 4 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |
via Proto-Germanic *skrifti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *skrifti | — |