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Where does “skrift” come from?

skrift (Swedish) comes from Old Norse skript, from Middle Low German schrift, from Old Saxon skrift, from Proto-West Germanic skrifti, from Latin scrīptum, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō, from Proto-Indo-European skreybʰ- — to write.

skrift (Swedish): a text, any written work, a book, a report, a...

Definitions

  1. a text, any written work, a book, a report, a...

Ancestry of “skrift”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskript—
2Middle Low Germanschrift—
3Old Saxonskrift—
4Proto-West Germanicskrifti—
5Latinscrīptum—
6Latinscrībō—
7Proto-Italicskreiβōto carve
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskreybʰ-to write

Words derived from “skrift”

  • utskrift
  • bekännelseskrift
  • punktskrift
  • underskrift
  • föreskrift
  • skriftlig
  • skriftligen
  • tillämpningsföreskrift
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