Where does “schrijftafel” come from?

schrijftafel (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.

schrijftafel (Dutch): desk

Definitions

desk

Ancestry of “schrijftafel”, step by step

schrijftafel 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 tafel

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	tafel	table; meal, spread on table; multiplication...
2	Middle Dutch	tâfele	table (flat surface with legs)
3	Old Dutch	tavala	plank
4	Latin	tabula	tablet, sometimes a tablet covered with wax for...
5	Proto-Italic	*taðlā	board

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