Where does “Ideenschrift” come from?

Ideenschrift (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.

Ideenschrift (German): ideography

Definitions

  1. ideography

Ancestry of “Ideenschrift”, step by step

Ideenschrift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schrift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschriftwriting, script
2Middle High Germanschrift
3Old High Germanscrift
4Latinscrīptumtext; anything written, writing
5Latinscrībōto write
6Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via German Idee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanIdeeidea
2Frenchidéeidea
3Latinideaidea; prototype
4Ancient Greekἰδέαform, shape; look, appearance, semblance; type,...
5Ancient Greekεἴδωto see; I see
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβōEvery word from Latin scrībō
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