Where does “wrijten” come from?
wrijten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch writen, from Old Dutch wrītan, from Proto-Germanic wrītaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
wrijten (Dutch): to argue, quarrel
Ancestry of “wrijten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | writen | to turn, to twist; to wrap |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wrītan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wrītaną | to scratch, carve; to engrave, inscribe, write |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |