Where does “Schriftart” come from?

Schriftart (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.

Schriftart (German): typeface; font, font type; script

Definitions

  1. typeface; font, font type; script

Ancestry of “Schriftart”, step by step

Schriftart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German art

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanartkind, sort, type
2Middle High Germanart—
3Old High Germanart—
4Proto-West Germanicardnative place
5Proto-Germanicardizcharacteristic; inborn quality; nature;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →