Where does “niederschreiben” come from?

niederschreiben (German) comes 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, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

niederschreiben (German): to write down, to put into writing as a lasting record, not typically of throwaway notes

Definitions

  1. to write down, to put into writing as a lasting record, not typically of throwaway notes

Ancestry of “niederschreiben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschreibento write, write out; to spell, spell out; to...
2Middle High Germanschrīben—
3Old High Germanscrīban—
4Proto-West Germanicskrībanto write
5Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
6Latinscrībōto write
7Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →