Where does “wigschrift” come from?

wigschrift (Dutch) comes from Dutch Schrift, 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.

wigschrift (Dutch): cuneiform

Definitions

  1. cuneiform

Ancestry of “wigschrift”, step by step

wigschrift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Schrift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchSchriftscript
2Middle Dutchscrift—
3Old Dutchskrifti—
4Latinscrīptumtext; anything written, writing
5Latinscrībōto write
6Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via Dutch wig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwigwedge
2Middle Dutchwegghe—
3Old Dutchweggi—
4Proto-West Germanic*wagiwedge
5Proto-Germanicwagjazwedge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →