Where does “scribble” come from?

Scribble comes from Middle English scribblen, of uncertain origin and ultimate meaning.

scribble (English): To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; To...

Definitions

  1. To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry; To...

Ancestry of “scribble”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishscriblen—
2LatinscribilloI scribble or write of trivial matters
3Latinscrībōto write
4Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

Words derived from “scribble”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →