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
Ancestry of “wrītan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | wrītaną | to scratch, carve; to engrave, inscribe, write |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “wrītan”