Where does “verschreibungspflichtig” come from?

verschreibungspflichtig (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.

verschreibungspflichtig (German): prescription

Definitions

  1. prescription

Ancestry of “verschreibungspflichtig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerschreibungprescription
2Germanverschreibento prescribe; to make over; to sign over; 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ-Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβōEvery word from Latin scrībō
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