Where does “Schönschrift” come from?

Schönschrift (German) comes from German schön, from Middle High German schœne, from Old High German scōni, from Proto-West Germanic skaunī, from Proto-Germanic skaunį̄, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Schönschrift (German): style of handwriting with perfectly formed...

Definitions

  1. style of handwriting with perfectly formed...

Ancestry of “Schönschrift”, step by step

Schönschrift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schön

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschönbeautiful, lovely, pretty, handsome; good, great,...
2Middle High Germanschœnebeautiful
3Old High Germanscōnihandsome, brilliant, pure, lovely, good,...
4Proto-West Germanicskaunībeautiful
5Proto-Germanicskaunį̄niceness, beauty
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄Every word from Proto-Germanic skaunį̄