Where does “Schrëftgeléierten” come from?
Schrëftgeléierten (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.
Schrëftgeléierten (Luxembourgish): scribe
Definitions
- scribe
Ancestry of “Schrëftgeléierten”, step by step
Schrëftgeléierten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Schrëft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Schrëft | font; writing; scripture |
| 2 | Old High German | scrift | — |
| 3 | Latin | scrīptum | text; anything written, writing |
| 4 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |
via Luxembourgish Geléierten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Geléierten | scholar, savant |