Where does “writen” come from?

writen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wrītan, from Proto-Germanic wrītaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

writen (Middle Dutch): to turn, to twist; to wrap

Definitions

  1. to turn, to twist; to wrap

Ancestry of “writen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwrītanto carve
2Proto-Germanicwrītanąto scratch, carve; to engrave, inscribe, write
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “writen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrītaną →