Etymology Explorer › Low German

Where does “schrieven” come from?

schrieven (Low German) comes from Middle Low German schrîven, from Old Saxon skrīvan, from Proto-West Germanic skrīban, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

schrieven (Low German): to write

Definitions

  1. to write

Ancestry of “schrieven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschrîven—
2Old Saxonskrīvan—
3Proto-West Germanicskrībanto write
4Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
5Latinscrībō—
6Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →