Where does “Schreifweis” come from?

Schreifweis (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish schreiwen, from Middle High German schrīben, from Old High German scrīban, from Proto-West Germanic skrīban, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

Schreifweis (Luxembourgish): spelling, orthography

Definitions

  1. spelling, orthography

Ancestry of “Schreifweis”, step by step

Schreifweis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish schreiwen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishschreiwento write; to spell
2Middle High Germanschrīben—
3Old High Germanscrīban—
4Proto-West Germanicskrībanto write
5Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
6Latinscrībōto write
7Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via Luxembourgish weis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishweissecond-person singular simple past of weien
2Middle High Germanwīse—
3Old High Germanwīsaway, manner
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →