Where does “skrifborð” come from?

skrifborð (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.

skrifborð (Icelandic): desk

Definitions

desk

Ancestry of “skrifborð”, step by step

skrifborð traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skrifa

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Icelandic	skrifa	to write
2	Old Norse	skrifa	—
3	Proto-Germanic	skrībaną	to write
4	Latin	scrībō	to write
5	Proto-Italic	skreiβō	to carve
6	Proto-Indo-European	skreybʰ-	to write

via Icelandic borð

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Icelandic	borð	a table; a plank, board; board
2	Old Norse	borð	edge, side of a vessel
3	Proto-Germanic	burdą	board, plank; table
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰers-	top, tip, point

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →