Where does “Schreibfeder” come from?

Schreibfeder (German) comes 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, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

Schreibfeder (German): quill; nib

Definitions

  1. quill; nib

Ancestry of “Schreibfeder”, step by step

Schreibfeder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schreiben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschreibento write, write out; to spell, spell out; to...
2Middle High Germanschrīben—
3Old High Germanscrīban—
4Proto-West Germanicskrībanto write
5Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
6Latinscrībōto write
7Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via German feder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfederfeather
2Middle High Germanvëderefeather
3Old High Germanfedarafeather
4Proto-West Germanicfeþrufeather
5Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →