Where does “schrijftaal” come from?
schrijftaal (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.
schrijftaal (Dutch): written language
Definitions
- written language
Ancestry of “schrijftaal”, step by step
schrijftaal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch schrijven
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | schrijven | to write |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schriven | to write; to notify in writing; to note down |
| 3 | Old Dutch | scrīvan | to write |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skrībaną | to write |
| 5 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |
via Dutch taal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | taal | language |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tāle | spoken or written words, that which someone says |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tala | number }} |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *talu | narration, report |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | talō | narration, report; assessment, judgment;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |