Where does “Wappenbeschreibung” come from?

Wappenbeschreibung (German) comes from German Beschreibung, from German beschreiben, 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.

Wappenbeschreibung (German): blazon A verbal or written description of a coat of arms

Definitions

  1. blazon A verbal or written description of a coat of arms

Ancestry of “Wappenbeschreibung”, step by step

Wappenbeschreibung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Beschreibung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBeschreibungdescription
2Germanbeschreibento describe; to write on; to write to
3Germanschreibento write, write out; to spell, spell out; to...
4Middle High Germanschrīben
5Old High Germanscrīban
6Proto-West Germanicskrībanto write
7Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
8Latinscrībōto write
9Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
10Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via German Wappen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWappencoat of arms
2Middle High Germanwāpenweapon; coat of arms
3Middle Low Germanwâpenweapon; coat of arms
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβōEvery word from Latin scrībō
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