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Where does “Beschreibungswort” come from?

Beschreibungswort (German) comes from German Beschreibung, from German beschreiben, from German schreiben, from Middle High German schrīben, from Old High German scrīban, from Proto-West Germanic skrīban, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō — to write.

Beschreibungswort (German): describing word, adjective

Definitions

  1. describing word, adjective

Ancestry of “Beschreibungswort”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeschreibungdescription
2Germanbeschreibento describe; to write on; to write to
3Germanschreibento write, write out; to spell, spell out; to...
4Middle High Germanschrīben—
5Old High Germanscrīban—
6Proto-West Germanicskrībanto write
7Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
8Latinscrībō—
9Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
10Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →