Where does “onderschrift” come from?

onderschrift (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.

onderschrift (Dutch): signature

Definitions

  1. signature

Ancestry of “onderschrift”, step by step

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