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Where does “writą” come from?

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

writą (Proto-Germanic): fissure; crevice; groove; engraving; writing;...

Definitions

  1. fissure; crevice; groove; engraving; writing;...

Ancestry of “writą”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanwrey-to rip, tear; to turn; wrap; bind
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “writą”

  • writ
  • unwrit
  • writless
  • writ large
  • writ-room
  • iwrit
  • ȝewrit
  • writ
  • gewrit
  • writ
  • leikrit
  • handrit
  • rithöfundur
  • forrit
  • rit
  • reiknirit
  • tímarit
  • leikritaskáld
  • rit
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