Where does “skrivebord” come from?

skrivebord (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

skrivebord (Norwegian Bokmål): a desk

Definitions

a desk

Ancestry of “skrivebord”, step by step

skrivebord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål skrive

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	skrive	to write
2	Old Norse	skrifa	—
3	Proto-Germanic	skrībaną	to write
4	Latin	scrībō	to write
5	Proto-Italic	skreiβō	to carve
6	Proto-Indo-European	skreybʰ-	to write

via Norwegian Bokmål bord

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Norwegian Bokmål	bord	table; wooden board; plank; border
2	Old Norse	borð	edge, side of a vessel
3	Proto-Germanic	burdą	board, plank; table
4	Proto-Indo-European	bʰers-	top, tip, point

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →