Where does “omskrive” come from?

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

omskrive (Norwegian Nynorsk): to rewrite, paraphrase

Definitions

  1. to rewrite, paraphrase

Ancestry of “omskrive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskrivealternative form of skriva
2Old Norseskrifa—
3Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
4Latinscrībōto write
5Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →