Where does “håndskreven” come from?

håndskreven (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skreven, from Norwegian Bokmål skrive, from Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

håndskreven (Norwegian Bokmål): handwritten

Definitions

  1. handwritten

Ancestry of “håndskreven”, step by step

håndskreven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål skreven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskrevenwritten
2Norwegian Bokmålskriveto write
3Old Norseskrifa—
4Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
5Latinscrībōto write
6Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via Norwegian Bokmål hånd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhånda hand
2Old Norsehǫndhand
3Proto-Germanichanduzhand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →