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Where does “Zeitschrift” come from?

Zeitschrift (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.

Zeitschrift (German): magazine; periodical

Definitions

  1. magazine; periodical

Ancestry of “Zeitschrift”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschrift—
2Middle High Germanschrift—
3Old High Germanscrift—
4Latinscrīptum—
5Latinscrībō—
6Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

Words derived from “Zeitschrift”

  • Wochenzeitschrift
  • Sportzeitschrift
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →