Where does “unterschreiben” come from?
unterschreiben (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.
unterschreiben (German): to sign; to write under or below something
Definitions
- to sign; to write under or below something
Ancestry of “unterschreiben”, step by step
unterschreiben traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German schreiben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schreiben | to write, write out; to spell, spell out; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | schrīben | — |
| 3 | Old High German | scrīban | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skrīban | to write |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skrībaną | to write |
| 6 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |
via German Unter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Unter | jack, knave |
| 2 | Middle High German | under | — |
| 3 | Old High German | untar | under |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | under | among, between; under, beneath; under |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁entér | between |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁en | in; in, inside |
via Middle High German underschrīben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | underschrīben | — |