Where does “расписываться” come from?

расписываться (Russian) comes from Russian распи́сывать, from Russian расписа́ть, from Russian писа́ть, from German pissen, from Middle Low German pissen, from Dutch pissen, from Middle Dutch pissen, from Old French pissier — I piss.

расписываться (Russian): to sign; to register one's marriage; to admit...

Definitions

  1. to sign; to register one's marriage; to admit...

Ancestry of “расписываться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianраспи́сыватьto paint
2Russianрасписа́тьto paint
3Russianписа́тьto write
4Germanpissento piss; to piss down
5Middle Low Germanpissen—
6Dutchpissento piss
7Middle Dutchpissento piss
8Old Frenchpissierto piss; to excrete urine
9Vulgar Latinpissiarepresent active infinitive of *pīssiō
10LatinpissioI piss
Every word from Latin pissio →Every word from Vulgar Latin pissiare →Every word from Old French pissier →