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Where does “skrive” come from?

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

skrive (Norwegian Nynorsk): alternative form of skriva

Definitions

  1. alternative form of skriva

Ancestry of “skrive”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskrifa—
2Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
3Latinscrībō—
4Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

Words derived from “skrive”

  • skrivefeil
  • skrivebord
  • underskrive
  • skrivemaskin
  • skrivebok
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →