Where does “kortschrift” come from?

kortschrift (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.

kortschrift (Dutch): shorthand, stenography

Definitions

  1. shorthand, stenography

Ancestry of “kortschrift”, step by step

kortschrift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Schrift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchSchriftscript
2Middle Dutchscrift—
3Old Dutchskrifti—
4Latinscrīptumtext; anything written, writing
5Latinscrībōto write
6Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via Dutch kort

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkortshort
2Middle Dutchcort—
3Old Dutchkurt—
4Proto-West Germanickurtshort
5Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →