Where does “wegschrijven” come from?

wegschrijven (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.

wegschrijven (Dutch): to write data to long-term storage

Definitions

  1. to write data to long-term storage

Ancestry of “wegschrijven”, step by step

wegschrijven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch schrijven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschrijvento write
2Middle Dutchschrivento write; to notify in writing; to note down
3Old Dutchscrīvanto write
4Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
5Latinscrībōto write
6Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via Dutch weg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwegway, road; away; gone, disappeared
2Middle Dutchwechway, road, path; journey; direction, approach
3Old Dutchwegway, path
4Proto-West Germanicwegway, road
5Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβōEvery word from Latin scrībō
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