Where does “neerschrijven” come from?

neerschrijven (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.

neerschrijven (Dutch): to write down

Definitions

  1. to write down

Ancestry of “neerschrijven”, step by step

neerschrijven 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 neer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchneerdown, downwards
2Dutchnederdown; low-
3Middle Dutchnederdown, downwards; down low; below, beneath
4Old Dutchnitherdown
5Proto-West Germanic*niþerdown, downwards
6Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
7Proto-Indo-Europeanniter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ-