Where does “afschrift” come from?

afschrift (Dutch) comes from Dutch Schrift, 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.

afschrift (Dutch): copy, print

Definitions

copy, print

Ancestry of “afschrift”, step by step

afschrift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Schrift

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	Schrift	script
2	Middle Dutch	scrift	—
3	Old Dutch	skrifti	—
4	Latin	scrīptum	text; anything written, writing
5	Latin	scrībō	to write
6	Proto-Italic	skreiβō	to carve
7	Proto-Indo-European	skreybʰ-	to write

via Dutch af

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	af	off; off, from; finished, done
2	Middle Dutch	af	off, out, away; of, about
3	Old Dutch	af	—
4	Proto-Germanic	ab	away from; away
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂epo	from, off, back; off, away; off, from

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