Where does “Schrift” come from?

Schrift (German) comes 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.

Schrift (German): font; writing; hand, handwriting

Definitions

  1. font; writing; hand, handwriting

Ancestry of “Schrift”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschrift—
2Old High Germanscrift—
3Latinscrīptumtext; anything written, writing
4Latinscrībōto write
5Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →