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.
Ancestry of “sjukskriva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |