Where does “särskriva” come from?
särskriva (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.
särskriva (Swedish): to write as separate words; to write two words with a space in between them, especially if the words should be put together as a compound word
Definitions
- to write as separate words; to write two words with a space in between them, especially if the words should be put together as a compound word
Ancestry of “särskriva”, step by step
särskriva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish skriva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skriva | to write, to type, to copy; to put letters and... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | skriva | to write; to paint, to draw |
| 3 | Old Norse | skrifa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skrībaną | to write |
| 5 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |
via Swedish sär
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sär | particularly |
| 2 | Old Norse | sær | the sea, ocean; second/third-person singular... |
| 3 | Old Norse | sik | oneself |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sik | Alternative form of *sek |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīką | trickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |