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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

  1. desk

Ancestry of “schrijftafel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschrijvento write
2Middle Dutchschrivento write; to notify in writing; to note down
3Old Dutchscrīvan—
4Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
5Latinscrībō—
6Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →