Etymology Explorer › Middle Welsh

Where does “ysgriuen” come from?

ysgriuen (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Welsh scribenn, from Proto-Brythonic skriβenn, from Latin scrībendum.

Ancestry of “ysgriuen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Welshscribenn—
2Proto-Brythonicskriβenn—
3Latinscrībendum—

Words derived from “ysgriuen”

  • ysgrifen
  • llawysgrif
  • ysgrif
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