Where does “Blankounterschrift” come from?

Blankounterschrift (German) comes from German Unterschrift, from German unterschreiben, 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.

Blankounterschrift (German): blank signature

Definitions

  1. blank signature

Ancestry of “Blankounterschrift”, step by step

Blankounterschrift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Unterschrift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUnterschriftsignature; caption
2Germanunterschreibento sign; to write under or below something
3Germanschreibento write, write out; to spell, spell out; to...
4Middle High Germanschrīben
5Old High Germanscrīban
6Proto-West Germanicskrībanto write
7Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
8Latinscrībōto write
9Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
10Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via German blanko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblankounprinted, unlined of paper
2Italianbiancowhite; blank; linen
3Latinblancuswhite
4Frankishblankbright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,...
5Proto-Germanic*blank
6Proto-Germanicblankazbright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbhleg-to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ-