Where does “afschrijven” come from?

afschrijven (Dutch) comes from Dutch schrijven, from Middle Dutch schriven, from Old Dutch scrīvan, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

afschrijven (Dutch): to deduct; to write off, to amortise; to write...

Definitions

  1. to deduct; to write off, to amortise; to write...

Ancestry of “afschrijven”, step by step

afschrijven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schrijven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschrijvento write
2Middle Dutchschrivento write; to notify in writing; to note down
3Old Dutchscrīvanto write
4Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
5Latinscrībōto write
6Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via Dutch af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from

Words derived from “afschrijven”

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