Where does “schrijfbert” come from?

schrijfbert (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bert, from Old Dutch brēt, from Proto-Germanic bredą, from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

schrijfbert (Middle Dutch): desk

Definitions

  1. desk

Ancestry of “schrijfbert”, step by step

schrijfbert traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch bert

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchberttable; table; plank
2Old Dutchbrētbroad, wide
3Proto-Germanicbredąboard, plank, shelf
4Proto-Germanicbʰredʰóm—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-dʰ-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Middle Dutch schrijven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschrijvento write

Words derived from “schrijfbert”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm →