Where does “skrifari” come from?

skrifari (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic skrifa, from Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

skrifari (Icelandic): writer

Definitions

  1. writer

Ancestry of “skrifari”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskrifato write
2Old Norseskrifa—
3Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
4Latinscrībōto write
5Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →