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Where does “skrifti” come from?

skrifti (Old Dutch) comes from Latin scrīptum, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

Ancestry of “skrifti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinscrīptum—
2Latinscrībō—
3Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

Words derived from “skrifti”

  • geschrift
  • kortschrift
  • snelschrift
  • schriftteken
  • spotschrift
  • wederlegschrift
  • proefschrift
  • spijkerschrift
  • bezwaarschrift
  • wigschrift
  • schoonschrift
  • afschrift
  • schrift
  • scricht
  • scrift
  • spykerskrif
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →