Where does “Schuldverschreibung” come from?
Schuldverschreibung (German) comes from German Verschreibung, from German verschreiben, 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 — to write.
Schuldverschreibung (German): bond, debt instrument, debenture a written promise to pay a specific sum of money plus interest at a future date
Definitions
- bond, debt instrument, debenture a written promise to pay a specific sum of money plus interest at a future date
Ancestry of “Schuldverschreibung”, step by step
Schuldverschreibung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Verschreibung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verschreibung | prescription |
| 2 | German | verschreiben | to prescribe; to make over; to sign over; to... |
| 3 | German | schreiben | to write, write out; to spell, spell out; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | schrīben | — |
| 5 | Old High German | scrīban | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skrīban | to write |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skrībaną | to write |
| 8 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |
via German Schuld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schuld | debt; fault; guilt |
| 2 | Middle High German | schult | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sculd | debt |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skuldi | obligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skuldiz | obligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skéltis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱel- | to be obligated, owe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₁- | to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot |