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Where does “Grafschrëft” come from?

Grafschrëft (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Schrëft, from Old High German scrift, from Latin scrīptum, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

Grafschrëft (Luxembourgish): epitaph

Definitions

  1. epitaph

Ancestry of “Grafschrëft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishSchrëftfont; writing; scripture
2Old High Germanscrift—
3Latinscrīptum—
4Latinscrībō—
5Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →