Where does “sjukskriva” come from?

sjukskriva (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.

sjukskriva (Swedish): to report being sick, which limits the opportunity to work or to study; to be on sick leave

Definitions

to report being sick, which limits the opportunity to work or to study; to be on sick leave

Ancestry of “sjukskriva”, step by step

sjukskriva 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 sjuk

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	sjuk	sick, ill; sick, disturbed, mentally unstable;...
2	Old Swedish	siūker	sick
3	Old Norse	sjúkr	sick
4	Proto-Germanic	seukaz	sick
5	Proto-Indo-European	seug-	to be troubled or grieved

Words derived from “sjukskriva”

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