Where does “wrītan” come from?

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

wrītan (Proto-West Germanic): to scratch, to carve

Definitions

  1. to scratch, to carve

Ancestry of “wrītan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wrītan”

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