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
- blank signature
Ancestry of “Blankounterschrift”, step by step
Blankounterschrift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Unterschrift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Unterschrift | signature; caption |
| 2 | German | unterschreiben | to sign; to write under or below something |
| 3 | German | schreiben | to write, write out; to spell, spell out; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | schrīben | — |
| 5 | Old High German | scrīban | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skrīban | to write |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skrībaną | to write |
| 8 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |
via German blanko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | blanko | unprinted, unlined of paper |
| 2 | Italian | bianco | white; blank; linen |
| 3 | Latin | blancus | white |
| 4 | Frankish | blank | bright; gleaming, white, blinding; bright,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *blank | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blankaz | bright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bhleg- | to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch |