Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “schrîven” come from?

schrîven (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon skrīvan, from Proto-West Germanic skrīban, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

Ancestry of “schrîven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonskrīvan—
2Proto-West Germanicskrībanto write
3Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
4Latinscrībō—
5Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

Words derived from “schrîven”

  • ubeskrivelig
  • beskrive
  • beskrive
  • beschriven
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →