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
3Latinscrībōto write
4Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

Words derived from “skrive”

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