Where does “festschrift” come from?

festschrift (English) comes from German Festschrift, from German schrift, from Middle High German schrift, from Old High German scrift, from Latin scrīptum, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

festschrift (English): A collection of articles, essays, etc., published...

Definitions

  1. A collection of articles, essays, etc., published...

Ancestry of “festschrift”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFestschriftfestschrift
2Germanschriftwriting, script
3Middle High Germanschrift—
4Old High Germanscrift—
5Latinscrīptumtext; anything written, writing
6Latinscrībōto write
7Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →
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