Where does “writen” come from?

writen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon writan, 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 Low German): to write; to carve, to scratch

Definitions

  1. to write; to carve, to scratch

Ancestry of “writen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonwritanto write
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrītaną →