Where does “Majuskelschrift” come from?
Majuskelschrift (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.
Majuskelschrift (German): majuscule script
Definitions
- majuscule script
Ancestry of “Majuskelschrift”, step by step
Majuskelschrift 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 Majuskel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Majuskel | majuscule, capital letter |
| 2 | Latin | majusculus | Alternative form of māiusculus; somewhat greater... |
| 3 | Latin | maiusculus | somewhat greater, larger or older |
| 4 | Latin | māior | ancestors, forefathers; advanced in years, the aged; the elders |
| 5 | Latin | magnus | large, big; great; important |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵh₂- | big, great; great; big, stour, great |