Where does “Schreibwaren” come from?
Schreibwaren (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.
Schreibwaren (German): stationery writing materials
Definitions
- stationery writing materials
Ancestry of “Schreibwaren”, step by step
Schreibwaren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German schreiben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schreiben | to write, write out; to spell, spell out; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | schrīben | — |
| 3 | Old High German | scrīban | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skrīban | to write |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skrībaną | to write |
| 6 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |
via German wāren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wāren | were |