Where does “writan” come from?

writan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic wrītan, from Proto-Germanic wrītaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

writan (Old Saxon): to write

Definitions

  1. to write

Ancestry of “writan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwrītanto scratch, to carve
2Proto-Germanicwrītanąto scratch, carve; to engrave, inscribe, write
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “writan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrītaną →