Where does “skriving” come from?
skriving (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk skriva, from Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.
skriving (Norwegian Nynorsk): writing
Ancestry of “skriving”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | skriva | to write; definite plural of skriv |
| 2 | Old Norse | skrifa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skrībaną | to write |
| 4 | Latin | scrībō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |