Where does “skrivstova” come from?

skrivstova (Faroese) comes from Faroese skriva, from Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

skrivstova (Faroese): office

Definitions

  1. office

Ancestry of “skrivstova”, step by step

skrivstova traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese skriva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskrivato write
2Old Norseskrifa—
3Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
4Latinscrībōto write
5Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via Faroese stova

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesestovaparlor, parlour, room; common room, assembly...
2Old Norsestofaroom, living room
3Germanstōve—
4Old Saxon*stova—
5Proto-West Germanic*stobu—

Words derived from “skrivstova”

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