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Where does “uskreven” come from?

uskreven (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.

uskreven (Norwegian Bokmål): unwritten

Definitions

  1. unwritten

Ancestry of “uskreven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskrevenwritten
2Norwegian Bokmålskriveto write
3Old Norseskrifa—
4Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
5Latinscrībō—
6Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →