Where does “skriftlig” come from?
skriftlig (Swedish) comes from Swedish skrift, 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 — to write.
skriftlig (Swedish): written, in writing
Definitions
- written, in writing
Ancestry of “skriftlig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skrift | a text, any written work, a book, a report, a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | skript | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | schrift | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | skrift | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skrifti | writing, scripture |
| 6 | Latin | scrīptum | text; anything written, writing |
| 7 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |