Where does “Shriver” come from?
Shriver derives from German Schreiber, formed with the German agent suffix -er from Middle High German -er and Old High German scrīban meaning "to write," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ-.
Shriver (English): A person who shrives; a confessor
Definitions
- A person who shrives; a confessor
Ancestry of “Shriver”, step by step
Shriver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schreiber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schreiber | writer, author, scribe, scrivener; clerk; pen |
| 2 | German | schreiben | to write, write out; to spell, spell out; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schrīben | — |
| 4 | Old High German | scrīban | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skrīban | to write |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skrībaną | to write |
| 7 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |
via Middle English schryvere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | schryvere | A confessor; one who makes a confession the Christian sacrament |
| 2 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 3 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 4 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |