Where does “shriven” come from?

shriven (Middle English) comes from Old English sċrīfan, from Proto-West Germanic skrīban, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

shriven (Middle English): Alternative form of shryven

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of shryven

Ancestry of “shriven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċrīfan1. to decree, pass judgement, prescribe, 2. to...
2Proto-West Germanicskrībanto write
3Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
4Latinscrībōto write
5Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →