Where does “virschreiwen” come from?

virschreiwen (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.

virschreiwen (Luxembourgish): to dictate, to command; to order, to decree; to...

Definitions

  1. to dictate, to command; to order, to decree; to...

Ancestry of “virschreiwen”, step by step

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