Where does “skrivebord” come from?

skrivebord (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.

skrivebord (Norwegian Nynorsk): a desk

Definitions

  1. a desk

Ancestry of “skrivebord”, step by step

skrivebord traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk skrive

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskskrivealternative form of skriva
2Old Norseskrifa—
3Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
4Latinscrībōto write
5Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

via Norwegian Nynorsk bord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskborda table; wooden board; plank; border
2Old Norseborðedge, side of a vessel
3Proto-Germanicburdąboard, plank; table
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →