Where does “avskriva” come from?

avskriva (Swedish) comes from Swedish skriva, from Old Swedish skriva, from Old Norse skrifa, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

avskriva (Swedish): to depreciate, write off; to copy

Definitions

  1. to depreciate, write off; to copy

Ancestry of “avskriva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishskrivato write, to type, to copy; to put letters and...
2Old Swedishskrivato write; to paint, to draw
3Old Norseskrifa—
4Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
5Latinscrībōto write
6Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

Words derived from “avskriva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Italic skreiβō →Every word from Latin scrībō →