Where does “wrītaną” come from?

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

wrītaną (Proto-Germanic): to scratch, carve; to engrave, inscribe, write

Definitions

  1. to scratch, carve; to engrave, inscribe, write

Ancestry of “wrītaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “wrītaną”

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