Where does “schrift” come from?

schrift (Dutch) comes 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.

schrift (Dutch): script; notebook; scripture

Definitions

  1. script; notebook; scripture

Ancestry of “schrift”, step by step

schrift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch scrift

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

via Middle Dutch scricht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchscricht
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβōEvery word from Latin scrībō