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Where does “sjukskrivning” come from?

sjukskrivning (Swedish) comes from Swedish sjukskriva, 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.

sjukskrivning (Swedish): sick leave

Definitions

  1. sick leave

Ancestry of “sjukskrivning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsjukskriva—
2Swedishskrivato write, to type, to copy; to put letters and...
3Old Swedishskrivato write; to paint, to draw
4Old Norseskrifa—
5Proto-Germanicskrībanąto write
6Latinscrībō—
7Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

Words derived from “sjukskrivning”

  • massjukskrivning
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- →