Where does “Buchstabenschrift” come from?
Buchstabenschrift (German) comes from German schrift, from Middle High German schrift, from Old High German scrift, from Latin scrīptum, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.
Buchstabenschrift (German): alphabetical writing system
Definitions
- alphabetical writing system
Ancestry of “Buchstabenschrift”, step by step
Buchstabenschrift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schrift
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schrift | writing, script |
| 2 | Middle High German | schrift | — |
| 3 | Old High German | scrift | — |
| 4 | Latin | scrīptum | text; anything written, writing |
| 5 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |
via German Buchstabe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Buchstabe | letter |
| 2 | Middle High German | buochstabe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | buohstabo | letter, writing |