Where does “skriva” come from?

skriva (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

skriva (Old Swedish): to write; to paint, to draw

Definitions

  1. to write; to paint, to draw

Ancestry of “skriva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskrifa—
2Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
3Latinscrībōto write
4Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

Words derived from “skriva”

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