Where does “writen” come from?

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

writen (Middle English): To write draw letters on paper to form words; note the following common specialised senses

Definitions

  1. To write draw letters on paper to form words; note the following common specialised senses

Ancestry of “writen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwrītanto incise, engrave; to scratch, carve, write; to...
2Proto-West Germanicwrītanto scratch, to carve
3Proto-Germanicwrītanąto scratch, carve; to engrave, inscribe, write
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-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 →