Where does “skriftspråklig” come from?
skriftspråklig (Swedish) comes from Swedish skriftspråk, 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 — to write.
skriftspråklig (Swedish): literary, characteristic of written (often formal) language
Definitions
- literary, characteristic of written (often formal) language
Ancestry of “skriftspråklig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | skriftspråk | written language |
| 2 | Swedish | skrift | a text, any written work, a book, a report, a... |
| 3 | Old Norse | skript | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | schrift | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | skrift | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | skrifti | writing, scripture |
| 7 | Latin | scrīptum | text; anything written, writing |
| 8 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |